Skokie in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Holocaust Memorial
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
1. Holocaust Memorial Marker
This monument has been erected as a lasting memorial to all victims of Nazism and will remain in perpetuity as a reminder what hate can do to mankind, if decent people are not vigilant to forestall such a calamity in the future
[Front panel of statue base:]
In memory of
the six million Jews
and all other victims
who perished
at the hands of the Nazis
1933 — 1945
[Right side panel of statue base:]
Remember our martyrs
annihilated in
[Rear panel of statue base:]
אם יש מכאוב כמכאבי
אשר עולל לי
איכה א,יב
Behold and see
if there be any pain
like unto my pain
which is done unto me
Lamentations 1:12
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the ghetto fighters
and the U.S. Armed Forces
who helped defeat
the scourge of Nazism
Erected 1987 by Village of Skokie, Holocaust Monument Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 42° 1.54′ N, 87° 45.427′ W. Marker is in Skokie, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial can be reached from Oakton Street. The memorial is in the Skokie Village Green, a small park between Skokie Public Library and Skokie Village Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie IL 60077, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Peter's United Church of Christ (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Niles Center (about 300 feet away); Arthur R. Sauer (about 400 feet away); Historic Engine House (about 600 feet away); Historic Log Cabin (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Niles Center Wall (about 700 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skokie.
More about this memorial. The statue was designed by Bert Long and unveiled on Memorial
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
2. Holocaust Memorial; plaque in front of statue
Regarding Holocaust Memorial. Skokie has long been home to a vibrant Jewish population, who represented more than half of all residents in the post-war years and remain about one-quarter of the population today. Skokie is also home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, a few miles northwest of this location. In 1977 Skokie was a party in a landmark Supreme Court case after it sought to halt a white supremacist parade by a neo-Nazi group called the National Socialist Party of America.
Also see . . .
1. Creation of Skokie Monument. An article by Sheerit Hapleitah, a Holocaust survivors organization (Submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Downtown Skokie History. From the Village of Skokie, a brief history of Skokie's Holocaust Memorial (Submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
3. Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America (Ill) (1978). Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University: A look at the landmark Supreme Court case between Skokie and a neo-Nazi group (Submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed By Sean Flynn
3. Holocaust Memorial (front panel)
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
4. Holocaust Memorial (right-side panel)
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
5. Holocaust Memorial (rear panel)
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
6. Holocaust Memorial (left-side panel)
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
7. Holocaust Memorial
Photographed By Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
8. Skokie Village Green
A dedication monument for Skokie's Village Green, located between the library and the Village Hall, is on the north edge of the green, near Oakton Street. The Holocaust Memorial is in the far background of this photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
