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World War II hero, Morton Grove resident, dies at 93 2019-01-24 None Skokie Review, Thursday, January 24, 2019, p. 6 Sitrick, Jules Herman, War - World War II (WWII), Business - Advertising, Morton Grove, Sitrick, Ronald, Death, Sitrick, Michael
70 years later, Skokie man awarded WWII service medals 2015-01-29 None Skokie Review, Thursday, January 29, 2015, p.7 Armed Forces - Veterans, Kaplan, Milton, War - World War II (WWII), Awards, prizes, etc.
Museum explores British home front during World War II 2013-10-03 None Skokie Review, Thursday, October 3, 2013 , p. 6 Activities, programs and exhibits, War - World War II (WWII), Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Shanghai Ghetto survivors to tour museum, receive medal 2013-08-15 None Skokie Review, Thursday, August 15, 2013 , p. 14 War - World War II (WWII), Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Holocaust Museum: Voices of veterans drive exhibit 2012-02-23 None Skokie Review, Thursday, February 23, 2012 , p. 7 Museums, Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War, War - World War II (WWII), Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Jewish World War II vets drive new exhibit 2012-01-26 None Skokie Review, Thursday, January 26, 2012 , p. 7 Museums, Armed Forces - Veterans, Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War, War - World War II (WWII), Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Group sends veterans to Washington for day 2009-08-27 None Skokie Review, Thursday, August 27, 2009, p. 11 Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Abramsons, Irv, Honor Flight Chicago, Memorials, tributes, and remembrances
Skokie vet's trip to memorial rekindles memories 2009-08-27 None Skokie Review, Thursday, August 27, 2009, p. 11 Abramsons, Doris, War - World War II (WWII), Abramsons, Irv, Honor Flight Chicago, Memorials, tributes, and remembrances
Skokie resident honored for war years in England 2009-01-08 None Skokie Review, Thursday, January 8, 2009, p. 9 Brosnan, Elsie, War - World War II (WWII), Awards, prizes, etc.
Liberation Day event bittersweet for survivors 2005-09-22 None Skokie Review, Thursday, September 22, 2005, p. 5 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, War - World War II (WWII), Haase, Linda, Memorials, tributes, and remembrances
Friends bring medals to a very modest man 2005-06-23 None Skokie Review, Thursday, June 23, 2005, p. 3 Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Caplan, Aaron, Awards, prizes, etc.
Skokie World War II vet still remembers war days 2005-05-26 None Skokie Review, Thursday, May 26, 2005, p. 5 Levine, Shirley, Levine, Philip A., War - World War II (WWII)
WWII combat veteran gets medals after 58-year wait 2003-08-21 None Skokie Review, Thursday, August 21, 2003, p. 3 War - World War II (WWII), Jacobson, Erwin, Awards, prizes, etc.
Pearl Harbor vet recalls confusion, shock onshore 2001-06-14 None Skokie Review, Thursday, June 14, 2001, p. 3 Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Hancock, James
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
Documentary tells courage of Jewish Brigade in WWII 2000-04-20 None Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 2000, p. B7 In Our Own Hands: The Jewish Brigade in WWII, War - World War II (WWII), History, Television
An America hero : Mario Tonelli is a survivor and then some 1998-07-30 None Skokie Review, Thursday, July 30, 1998, p. 94 Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Tonelli, Mario 'Motts'
USS Yorktown discovery sparks survivor's memories 1998-06-11 None Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1998, p. 19 Armed Forces - Veterans, Sanes, Joe, War - World War II (WWII)
Skokie resident helps unveil hidden history : Tells of abduction, internment of Latino Japanese in U.S. 1998-02-05 None Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 5, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 Japanese American Service Committee, Japanese American Citizens League, War - World War II (WWII), Matsuda, John, Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project
A talk with Ronelli on the price of freedom 1997-12-04 None Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 4, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 3 Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Tonelli, Mario 'Motts', Bataan Death March
Interned : Exhibit recalls wartime life for Japanese-Americans 1995-09-14 None Skokie Review, Thursday, September 14, 1995, p. B2 Nomura, George, Normura, Kenjiro, War - World War II (WWII), McKivor, June Mukai, Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits
Hiroshima's legacy 1995-08-03 None Skokie Review, Thursday, August 3, 1995, p. 17 War - World War II (WWII), Armed Forces, Editorial
Veterans programs' critics forgetting nation's debt to defenders 1995-06-01 None Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 1995, p. 17 Government - U.S., Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Editorial
Let freedom prevail 1995-05-25 None Skokie Review, Thursday, May 25, 1995, p. 16 War - World War II (WWII), Holidays and celebrations - Memorial Day, Editorial
Jewish War Veteran chief experiences special year 1995-05-18 None Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 1995, p. 6 Armed Forces - Veterans, Hymes, David, War - World War II (WWII), Religion - Judaism, Jewish War Veterans (JWV)
Learn the V-E Day lesson 1995-05-18 None Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 1995, p. 16 Crime and criminals - Bombs and bomb threats, War - World War II (WWII), Editorial, Oklahoma City
Bulge' vets fought through thick and thin 1994-12-15 Art Lipski recounts his memories of the Battle of the Bulge. Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 15, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 Armed Forces - Veterans, Lipski, Art, War - World War II (WWII)
Skokie D-Day vet reveals fear, wickedness of war 1994-06-02 D-Day veteran Les Reiss recalls his war-time experiences. Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 2, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 Armed Forces - Veterans, War - World War II (WWII), Reiss, Lester
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)
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)
Mikva supports vigil 1978-03-30 Vigil scheduled for mid-April to commemorate lives lost before and during World War II. The News, Thursday, March 30, 1978, p. 3 War - World War II (WWII), Mikva, Abner, Memorials, tributes, and remembrances
Drell remembers the Paris of 1944 1977-08-25 Photographer Philip Drell reminisces about war in Europe and the Liberation of Paris. The News, Thursday, August 25, 1977, p. 3 Drell, Phil, War - World War II (WWII)