| Local Jews, Skokie museum resolve to continue Holocaust education |
2020-10-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 1, 2020, p. 1, 10 |
Education,
Illinois Board of Education,
New Trier High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Friedeman, Amanda,
Silberman, Renee,
Matthews, Jackie,
Surveys and studies,
Tragos, Peter,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Coronavirus infections (COVID-19),
Anti-Semitism |
| North suburban residents remember, 75 years later |
2020-01-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 30, 2020, p. 6 |
Simons, Linda,
Fritzshall, Fritzie,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Abrams, Susan |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum to mark Remembrance Day |
2020-01-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 23, 2020, p. 7 |
Szany, Kelley,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holtzman, Elizabeth,
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Class to use personal stories to take 'deep dive' into Holocaust studies |
2019-11-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 21, 2019, p. 19 |
Soffer, Michael,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Debunking the myth that Jews did not resist |
2019-10-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 31, 2019, p. 1, 4 |
Weininger, Arielle,
Activities, programs and exhibits,
Szany. Kelley,
Derman, Lisa,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Photography,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Abrams, Susan |
| Secret photos of a Jewish ghetto survive |
2019-10-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 3, 2019, p. 1, 4 |
Ross, Henryk,
Weininger, Arielle,
Activities, programs and exhibits,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Photography,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Anti-Semitic acts spur calls of 'Never again' |
2019-05-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 9, 2019, p. 1, 4 |
Jelen, Henry,
Dragon, David,
Anti-Semitism,
Harris, Sam,
Discrimination - Religion,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Religion - Judaism,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Hate crimes |
| Hillel Torah students hear survivors' stories |
2018-02-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 1, 2018, p. 5 |
Moscovitch, Charles,
Rubinstein, Lane,
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Names, Not Numbers project,
Stakic, Sandra |
| Annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony to be held Sunday in Skokie |
2017-04-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 2017, p. 7 |
Sheerit HaPleitah,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue |
| Names, not numbers |
2016-06-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 9, 2016, p. 6 |
Olenick, Rena,
Scheinkopf, Ben,
Perkal, Eve,
Fishman, Sylvia,
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Brent, George,
Turner, Edith,
Sella, Adina,
Boros, Dov |
| Remembering Kristallnacht |
2015-11-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 19, 2015, p.8 |
Gilad, Roey,
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF),
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Kristallnacht,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Watson, Robert,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Holocaust Museum honors French rescuers |
2015-07-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 9, 2015, p.9 |
Margolies, Allison,
Adlam, Edith,
Floreani, Vincent,
Deves, Emilie,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Deves, Fernand,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Pilot program aims to preserve voices of Holocaust survivors |
2015-05-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 21, 2015, p.12 |
Gutter, Pinchas,
King, Candy,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust ceremony draws hundreds to Skokie |
2015-04-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 23, 2015, p.6 |
Lipshitz, Charles,
Silberman, Rene Birnberg,
Van Dusen, George,
Rauner, Bruce,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Silberman, Wilhelm,
Sheerit HaPleitah of Metropolitan Chicago,
Resnikoff, Shlomo,
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue |
| JCC brings young Holocaust victims' words to life |
2015-02-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 26, 2015, p.13 |
Plays,
Concentration camps,
Bouwman, Robert,
'I Never Saw Another Butterfly',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Documentary restores Holocaust hero's place in history |
2014-11-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 6, 2014 , p. 16 |
McDonald, James,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust survivor presents Torah to synagogue |
2013-08-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 15, 2013 , p. 6 |
Posner, Rabbi Yochanan,
Fettman, Marge,
Synagogues,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Lubavitch Chabad House of Skokie |
| Exhibit displays Nazi-looted items |
2013-07-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 11, 2013 , p. 5 |
Weininger, Arielle,
Jewish Cultural Reconstruction (JCR),
Grossman, Grace Cohen,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Hebrew Theological College |
| Nazis' loot sees the light |
2013-07-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 11, 2013 , p. 1 |
Weininger, Arielle,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| In her own words: Holocaust Museum's Hannah Senesh exhibition transcends myth |
2013-05-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 23, 2013 , p. 17 |
Fire in My Heart: The Story of Hannah Senesh,
Senesh, Hannah,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust Museum plays key role in survivor documentary |
2013-04-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 18, 2013 , p. 7 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Movies,
No Place on Earth,
Fritzshall, Fritzie,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust Museum: New documentary unearths Nazi survival story |
2013-04-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 18, 2013 , p. 5 |
Movies,
No Place on Earth,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust survivors become important teachers at museum |
2012-11-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 22, 2012 , p. 24 |
Museums,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Katz, Cipora |
| Holocaust Museum: Students hear first-hand lessons about genocide |
2012-11-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 22, 2012 , p. 23 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Brand, Noreen,
Museums,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Oakton shines light on lesser-known |
2012-11-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 1, 2012 , p. 5 |
Oakton Community College - Curriculum,
Novil, Rose,
Lassner, Phyllis,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| 67th Holocaust Memorial Service held in Skokie |
2012-05-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 3, 2012 , p. 16 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Solomon Schechter Day School - Student activities,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Early years a tireless effort |
2012-04-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 26, 2012 , p. 8 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Museums,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Group marks Remembrance Day, anniversary |
2012-04-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 26, 2012 , p. 8 |
Steiner, Barbara,
Foxman, Abraham,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Graphic novel art reawakens survivor stories |
2011-12-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 22, 2011 , p. 12 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Museums,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Heroes help mark Kristallnacht anniversary |
2011-11-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 2011 , p. 12 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Museums,
Kristallnacht,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Documentary reunites Hungarian Holocaust survivors |
2011-06-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 9, 2011 , p. 7 |
Museums,
'Selection, The',
Movies,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
McAllister, Jeff,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Chicago marks Holocaust Remembrance Day in Skokie |
2011-05-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 12, 2011 , p. 11 |
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Holocaust survivors gather for Skokie service |
2011-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2011 , p. 11 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Schlesinger, Margot,
Horowitz, Hanna,
Cahnman, Samuel,
Zelman, Fay,
Biber, Rabbi Sam,
Horowitz, Avital,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Levine, Helene |
| Holocaust Educational foundation to join with Northwestern University |
2011-01-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 20, 2011 , p. 18 |
Holocaust Educational Foundation,
Weiss, Theodore Zev,
Northwestern University,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Kristallnacht ceremony honors heroic rescuers |
2010-11-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 18, 2010 , p. 11 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Museums,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Museum president relives Kristallnacht story |
2010-11-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 18, 2010 , p. 10 |
Museums,
Rehbock, Ralph,
Klaber, Herbert,
Fritzshall, Fritzie,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Illinois helps preserve Auschwitz Nazi death camp |
2010-08-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 19, 2010 , p. 10 |
Gutierrez, Luis,
Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation,
U.S. Department of State,
Grants,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| City of Chicago remembers Holocaust in Skokie |
2010-05-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 13, 2010 , p. 7 |
Museums,
Daley, Richard M.,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Skokie service draws warnings to 'Never Forget |
2010-04-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 15, 2010 , p. 10 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Holocaust survivors to gather for annual ceremony |
2010-04-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 1, 2010 , p. 5 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Association of Descendants of the Shoah - Illinois, Inc.,
Sheerit HaPleitah,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Holocaust survivor helped found museum in Skokie |
2008-05-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 29, 2008, p. 6 |
Brenner, Felicia,
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Museums,
Brenner, Gerashon,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Death |
| Annual Holocaust service set Sunday |
2008-05-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 1, 2008, p. 8 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Memory event |
2008-05-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 1, 2008, p. 5 |
Memis-Foler, Rabbi Amy L.,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Temple Judea Mizpah,
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Resolution looks to open Holocaust records |
2007-05-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 3, 2007, p. 25 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Government - U.S.,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Receiving letters from the Holocaust |
2007-03-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 8, 2007, p. B3 |
Congregation Or Torah,
Kirschner, Ann,
Authors,
Books,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Historical legacy |
2006-02-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 23, 2006, p. 5 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
History,
Glencoe Public Library,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Yom Hashoah a way for younger generation to remember Holocaust |
2005-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2005, p. 5 |
Secensky, Morris,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Liberation anniversary |
2005-04-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 21, 2005, p. 3 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Kurzman, Sophia,
Sheerit HaPleitah,
Secemsky, Emma,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Remembering the survivors |
2004-04-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 22, 2004, p. 100 |
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
| Claim deadline nears for Holocaust survivors |
2003-12-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 25, 2003, p. 9 |
Insurance,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Survivor chairs Holocaust luncheon |
2003-09-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 25, 2003, p. D8 |
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Fundraising and fundraisers,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Family meets relative lost during Holocaust |
2003-07-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 24, 2003, p. 3 |
Sektas, Lucja,
Immergluck, Jeanette,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Camp liberators discuss horrors |
2003-06-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 26, 2003, p. 10 |
Drell, Phil,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Harwood, Howard,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Students hear Holocaust survivor |
2003-05-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 8, 2003, p. 5 |
Schlesinger, Margot,
Lectures and lecturing,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Seminars for Scholars |
| Chronicling Jewry during the Holocaust |
2003-02-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 20, 2003, p. 73 |
Gerstner, Lillian,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Hayes, Kelley,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| In the shadow of atrocity : Holocaust made its mark on victims' children, too |
2002-06-27 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 27, 2002, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Hubscher, Moshe,
Jelen, Henry,
Schwartz, Larry,
Appell, Anna Rozencwajg,
Organizations and societies,
Descendants of Survivors of the Shoah,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Zolno, Michael |
| Witness to horror : Exhibit offers firsthand look at Nazis' Dachau camp |
2002-06-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 20, 2002, p. B3 |
Drell, Phil,
Ensdorf, Mike,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Photography,
Art exhibitions |
| Survivor tells students of Holocaust |
2002-01-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 3, 2002, p. 5 |
Lectures and lecturing,
'Lala's Story: A Memoir of the Holocaust',
Books,
Fishman, Lala,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Something we cannot forget |
2002-01-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 3, 2002, p. 12 |
Fishman, Lala,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Editorial |
| Holocaust Foundation marks 20 years |
2001-09-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 20, 2001, p. 73 |
Figman, David,
Museums,
Gans, Erna,
Stein, Leon,
Libraries,
Organizations and societies,
Anniversaries and birthdays,
Derman, Lisa,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Gerstner, Lillian |
| Holocaust Foundation to retain Skokie ties |
2001-05-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 31, 2001, p. 3 |
Museums,
Gerstner, Lillian,
Harris, Samuel R.,
Libraries,
Organizations and societies,
Derman, Lisa,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Hamos Holocaust bill still on hold |
2001-05-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 2001, p. 14 |
Insurance,
Hamos, Julie,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Victims Insurance Law,
Laws and regulations |
| Children saved from Nazis hold reunion |
2000-11-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 30, 2000, p. 5 |
Margulies, Fred,
Frank, Alex,
Vos, Heintz,
La Hille Children,
Reed, Walter,
Piguet, Anne-Marie Imhof,
Berlin, Egon,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Steiger, Sebastian |
| Legislators seek faster Holocaust policy claims |
2000-10-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 26, 2000, p. 8 |
Insurance,
Illinois Department of Insurance,
Shapo, Nathaniel,
Allianz A.G.,
International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC),
Fox, Ed,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Lang, Louis 'Lou',
Laws and regulations,
Fireman's Fund Insurance,
Cohen, Howard |
| Film to capture Jewish soldiers' story |
2000-08-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 3, 2000, p. 5 |
Rath, Julia W.,
War - World War II (WWII),
Movies,
Lederer, Carrie,
Beach Street Films,
Karras, Steven M.,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Vo Zangen, Gustov-Adolf,
Baum, Harold |
| Holocaust service implores : Tell your children |
2000-05-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 11, 2000, p. 5 |
Brenner, Felicia,
Holocaust Expression Theater,
Blayer, Erwin,
B'nai B'rith,
Tell Your Children of It,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Trickery at Terezin |
2000-04-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 13, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Gerstner, Lillian,
Doss, Amber,
Weissberger, Ela,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Brundibar,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust reparation tax exemption signed |
2000-01-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 13, 2000, p. 10 |
Government - Illinois,
Taxation,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Laws and regulations |
| Speaking out an obligation, Holocaust's survivors say |
1999-04-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 29, 1999, p. 83 |
Gerstner, Lillian,
Lectures and lecturing,
Organizations and societies,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Survivors show the Holocaust's face |
1999-04-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 29, 1999, p. 83 |
Gerstner, Lillian,
Byk, Fred,
Organizations and societies,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Two to be honored for protecting Jews |
1999-04-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 29, 1999, p. 5 |
Eman, Berendina 'Diet',
Zwartendijk, Jan,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Avenue of the Righteous |
| Lost and found : Separated infant twins reunite after 52 years |
1999-04-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 22, 1999, p. B4 |
Kersz, Ida,
Lectures and lecturing,
Books,
'From Hell to Redemption: A Memoir of the Holocaust',
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Kacel, Boris |
| Holocaust's daughter |
1999-03-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 25, 1999, p. B4 |
Authors,
Hoffman, Helene,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust Twins : It took 53 years but they found each other |
1999-03-11 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 11, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Paluch, Ida,
Paluch, Adam,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Diplomat who saved Jews to be honored on North Shore |
1998-10-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 1, 1998, p. 10 |
Sugihara, Chiune,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Avenue of the Righteous,
Melamed, Leo,
Sugihara, Hiroki |
| Swiss payment welcome, Holocaust survivors say |
1998-08-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 20, 1998, p. 5 |
Gans, Erna,
Bogart, Lisl,
Business - Banks and banking,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| An Israeli journey of fear and hope |
1998-05-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 21, 1998, p. 98 |
Israel,
Szackamer, Giszel,
Religion - Judaism,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust victims remembered |
1998-04-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 23, 1998, p. 10 |
Gerstner, Lillian,
Anniversaries and birthdays,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust insurance claims sought |
1997-11-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 13, 1997, p. 5 |
National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
Insurance,
Gans, Erna,
Hunt, Terrell,
Thirman, Marcel,
Lipschitz, Charles,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Herzberg, Hans |
| Holocaust hearings stir memories in Skokie : Chicago-area effort aims to recoup loses for survivors, families |
1997-11-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 13, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Herzberg, Ilse,
National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
Insurance,
Senn, Deborah,
Herzberh, Hank,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| No excuses for Swiss acts : ambassador |
1997-09-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 11, 1997, p. 5 |
Defago, Alfred,
Lectures and lecturing,
Chicago Board of Rabbis,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Juan, Eduard |
| Holocaust reparations : 'Greatest robbery in history' extends well beyond Swiss gold : attorney |
1997-05-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 15, 1997, p. 5 |
Litigation,
Business - Banks and banking,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
| Local women involved in suit |
1997-05-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 15, 1997, p. 5 |
Gans, Erna,
Litigation,
Bogart, Lisl,
Business - Banks and banking,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Young, old join together at annual Holocaust Memorial Service |
1997-05-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 8, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Traditional Synagogue,
Holocaust Memorial Service,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Voices' bring Holocaust to life |
1997-04-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 1997, p. 85 |
Voices Still Heard,
Derman, Aron,
Derman, Lisa,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Art exhibitions |
| A Holocaust survivor shares his story : Irving Wolf, who lived through Auschwitz, is honored by his Skokie synagogue |
1997-01-16 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 16, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Wolf, Irving,
Kollel Toras Chesed,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Theologian to speak about the Holocaust |
1996-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 1996, p. 25 |
Lectures and lecturing,
Congregation Kol Emeth,
Pawlikowski, Rev. John,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Remembering the Holocaust's victims |
1996-04-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 25, 1996, p. 5 |
Jelen, Henry,
Sheerit HaPleitah,
Paluch, Adam,
Eckstein, Rabbi Yechiel,
Holocaust Memorial Service,
Avnon, Arthur,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Skokie Valley Traditional Synagogue,
Gorell, Jacqueline |
| Commemoration celebrates liberation |
1995-08-10 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 10, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Rosenberg, Sam,
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF),
Holocaust Survivors Committee (HSC),
Kryska, Ben,
State of Israel Bonds,
Anniversaries and birthdays,
Federman, Betty,
Voila! Celebration of Life,
Lipschitz, Charles,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Couple recount horrors of Nazis, Schindler's list |
1995-05-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 25, 1995, p. 6 |
Schlesinger, Margot,
Lectures and lecturing,
Dorit Club,
Schlesinger, Charles,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Holocaust cantata celebrates survivors |
1995-05-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 1995, p. B2 |
In Memoriam: A Celebration,
Music,
Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra,
Centre East for the Performing Arts,
Halevi Choral Society,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Waynem Hayden |
| Remembrance summons pain, hope |
1995-05-11 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 11, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Kustra, Robert,
Shacham, Chaim,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Gorell, Jacqueline |
| Interviews help survivors save history |
1995-05-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 4, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Movies,
Koppel, Carolyn,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Rosenbush, Mimi,
Shoah Visual History Foundation |
| After 50 years, the 'hard days' haunt them |
1995-02-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 2, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Lachman, Al,
Lachman, Judy,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Foundation recounts Auschwitz resistance |
1994-09-22 |
The Holocaust Memorial Foundation is presenting a documentary called "Choosing One's Way. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 22, 1994, p. 6 |
Choosing One's Way,
Movies,
Organizations and societies,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Foundation dedicates Wall of Remembrance |
1994-04-14 |
A Wall of Remembrance was dedicated by the Holocaust Memorial Foundation. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 14, 1994, p. 3 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
| Survivors' tales told at local observances |
1994-04-14 |
A Wall of Remembrance was dedicated by the Holocaust Memorial Foundation |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 14, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
| Students see reel, real Schindler's list tale |
1994-03-24 |
Holocaust survivors, Margot and Charles Schlesinger, recently spoke to students about the movie "Schindler's List. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 24, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Schlesinger, Margot,
Lectures and lecturing,
Movies,
Schlesinger, Charles,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Firsthand views from Schindler's List |
1994-03-17 |
Holocaust survivors, Margot Schlesinger and her husband Charles, recently spoke to students about the movie Schindler's List. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 17, 1994, p. 5 |
Schlesinger, Margot,
Lectures and lecturing,
Movies,
Schlesinger, Charles,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| 'Schindler's List' holds hero too high: survivor |
1994-01-27 |
One Holocaust survivor feels that the movie "Schindler's List" glorifies Schindler. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 27, 1994, p. 7 |
Movies,
'Schindler's List' (film),
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Woman wants tale to be remembered |
1994-01-13 |
Holocaust survivor Ida Kerz will speak about her childhood in Poland during the war. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 13, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Lectures and lecturing,
War - World War II (WWII),
Kerz, Ida,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Half century later, memory of uprising strong |
1993-04-15 |
Remembrances will be held to honor those who died in the Warsaw ghetto uprising. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 15, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
|
| Memories hurt, but survivors can't forget |
1993-04-08 |
Holocaust survivors are planning memorials for victims of the tragedy. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 8, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
|
| Holocaust takes on new meaning for non-Jews |
1993-02-25 |
The film "Shadows on the Cross" was shown at the Holocaust Memorial Foundation. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 25, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
'Shadows on the Cross',
Movies,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| From Brna to promised land |
1989-06-15 |
Skokie residents Edith and Ernst Rettinger recall how they fled from Czechoslovakia before Hitler invaded it and their four month struggle to reach Palestine. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 15, 1989, p. 5 |
Rettinger, Edith,
Rettinger, Ernst,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| A day to remember |
1989-05-11 |
Citizens gathered May 7 at Skokie's Holocaust Memorial to remember victims of Nazi Germany. Skokie Mayor Jackie Gorell spoke at the ceremony. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 11, 1989, p. 7 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Gorell, Jacqueline |
| Survivor keeps memories alive |
1988-11-10 |
Erna Gans, who founded the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, is indignant that some people believe the Holocaust never happened. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 10, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Gans, Erna,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
| Night of broken glass 50 years later; residents still clearly recall Kristallnacht |
1988-11-03 |
Skokie residents Margaret and Herbert Oppenheimer lived in Germany during Kristallnacht. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 3, 1988, p. 5 |
Kristallnacht,
Oppenheimer, Herbert,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Oppenheimer, Margaret |
| Ex-POW recollects lost teeth, lost name |
1988-10-13 |
Skokie resident Leonard Fishman was held prisoner by the Germans during World War II and was forced to hide his Jewish identity. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 13, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fishman, Leonard,
War - World War II (WWII),
Religion - Judaism,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Novelist's love story set amid Holocaust horror |
1988-09-01 |
Skokie resident William Mishell just published "Kaddish for Kovno," a book in which the author talks about three years of Nazi occupation in Lithuania and a year in The Dachau Concentration Camp. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 1, 1988, p. 64 |
Dachau (Concentration camp),
Kaddish for Kovno,
Authors,
Mishell, William,
Books,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Police no closer to solving statue vandalism |
1987-10-01 |
According to Skokie police, the investigation into the vandalism at the Holocaust Memorial Monument four months ago remains an active case. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 1, 1987, p. 3 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Skokie Police Department,
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Statue getting nonstop watch |
1987-07-16 |
Skokie police are expected to begin around-the-clock monitoring of the Holocaust Memorial Monument. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 16, 1987, p. 3 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Crime prevention,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Skokie Police Department,
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Search continues for statue vandals |
1987-07-09 |
More than a month after vandals spray painted Skokie's Holocaust Memorial Monument, police continue to search for the vandals. Nearly $50,000 in reward money has not produced any solid information about the incident. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 9, 1987, p. 5 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Camera may eye statue |
1987-06-27 |
The village is considering installing a security system that would set off warning lights at the police department when a person stepped too close to the new Holocaust Memorial Monument. The monument was vandalized hours after it was unveiled. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, June 27, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Crime prevention,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Surveillance system planned for statue |
1987-06-18 |
A cable television surveillance system will be used to monitor Skokie's Holocaust Memorial Monument to help prevent more vandalism. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 18, 1987, p. 3 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Crime prevention,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Search continues for statue vandals |
1987-06-11 |
Donations to a reward fund set up to help catch the vandals who desecrated the Holocaust Memorial Monument have reached $46,000. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1987, p. 3 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Emotional impact lingers |
1987-06-06 |
Lerner-Life Community Newspapers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits who vandalized the Holocaust Memorial Monument in Skokie. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, June 6, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Horror returns to haunt Holocaust survivors |
1987-06-04 |
Skokie residents are outraged at the desecration of the Holocaust Memorial Monument on the Village Green. The Skokie Review is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the vandals. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 4, 1987, p. 3 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Vandal attack backfires here |
1987-06-04 |
According to Skokie Mayor Albert Smith, cleanup of a monument to commemorate Holocaust victims may begin today. The monument was desecrated with swastikas on June 1, twelve hours after it was unveiled. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 4, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances,
Crime and criminals - Vandalism |
| Holocaust Monument unveiling Sunday |
1987-05-28 |
A monument honoring the millions of people who died during the Holocaust will be unveiled May 24 on Skokie's Village Green. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 28, 1987, p. 3 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Unveiling is May 31 |
1987-05-21 |
Some 3,000 people are expected to attend the historic unveiling of a Holocaust Monument in Skokie on May 31. Skokie Mayor Albert Smith was the dominant force behind the monument project. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 21, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Art,
Smith, Albert J.,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Monument Committee,
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Foundation teaches about horrors of Holocaust |
1987-04-30 |
Skokie's Holocaust Memorial Foundation aims to education future generations about the Holocaust. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 30, 1987, p. 5 |
Education,
Organizations and societies,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Date set for Holocaust monument unveiling |
1987-04-30 |
The Holocaust Monument Committee has announced that the Holocaust Memorial Monument will be unveiled on May 31. The sculpture will stand on the village green between Skokie Village Hall and Skokie Public Library. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 30, 1987, p. 4 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Holocaust Monument Committee,
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Statue is 'long overdue |
1986-03-27 |
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Holocaust memorial will take place in April. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 27, 1986, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Art,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust Survivors of Metropolitan Chicago,
Lipschitz, Charles,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Class searches for Holocaust answers |
1985-12-05 |
Leon Stein teaches a class at Roosevelt University that deals with historical, sociological and theological issues underlying the Holocaust. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 5, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Stein, Leon,
Roosevelt University,
Board of Jewish Education,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Education - Post secondary |
| Sisters recall horrors |
1985-10-20 |
In a press conference at the Holocaust Museum two sisters talked about the horrors they experienced at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 20, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Museums,
Lectures and lecturing,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Village observes Holocaust memorial |
1984-04-26 |
During the ceremonies commemorating the Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust, it will be announced that a Holocaust Memorial Monument will be built in Skokie. The property will be donated by the village. The cost of the monument is expected to be $150,000. |
The News, Thursday, April 26, 1984, p. 3 |
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| With tears and humor survivor remembers the camps |
1978-06-04 |
Eva Gross, a Skokie resident, is writing a book about her experiences in a concentration camp. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, June 4, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Finkle, Lester,
Gross, Eva,
Books,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| 3,000 attend interfaith service |
1978-04-20 |
3,000 attended an interfaith service commemorating Jews who perished during the holocaust. |
The News, Thursday, April 20, 1978, p. 3 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Holocaust rites draw 2,000 |
1978-04-20 |
Over 2000 attended the interfaith prayer service to open Holocaust Remembrance Week. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 20, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Religion,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Holocaust service held on Sunday |
1978-04-16 |
An interfaith prayer service will begin a series of public programs in response to proposed Nazi march. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 16, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Christian Clergy of Skokie,
Niles Township Clergy Forum,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Memorials, tributes, and remembrances |
| Holocaust display includes documents |
1978-04-06 |
The display "The Holocaust: 1933-1945" will be at the Library during the month of April. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 6, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 18 |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945),
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits |
| NileHi makes study of Holocaust mandatory |
1978-03-16 |
District 219 Board passed policy requiring history classes to spend at least 5 class periods on the subject of the Holocaust and the period between 1933 and 1945. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 16, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 12 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Curriculum,
Brune, Tom,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| Survivors want rally stopped |
1977-04-28 |
Article on the response of survivors of the holocaust to the proposed Nazi march. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 28, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Protests, demonstrations, etc.,
National Socialist Party of America,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
