| Donated painting captures Holocaust sculpture |
2015-11-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 12, 2015, p.8 |
Chesney, Edward,
Kornick, Fread,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Gast, Bert J.,
Latala, Michael,
Van Dusen, George,
Courage |
| Rabbi Neil Brief reflects on time in Skokie |
2016-09-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September, 15, 2016, p. 6 |
Carter, Jimmy,
Brief, Erica,
Synagogues,
Neo-Nazis,
Weill, Jeffrey,
Clergy,
Brief, Rabbi Neil,
Congregation Ezra Habonim-The Niles Township Jewish Congregation (NTJC),
Ross, Judith,
Holocaust Memorial Monument,
Carroll, Allan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
