| It was one wet whistle stop |
1988-10-20 |
George Bush came to Skokie to make a campaign speech in front of the Skokie Holocaust Memorial. The speech, which was organized by the Holocaust Monument Committee and the Holocaust Foundation, had to be cut short due to a thunderstorm. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 20, 1988, p. 3 |
Government - U.S.,
Elections,
Bush, George,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois,
Holocaust Monument Committee |
| 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 |
