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
this page online
which is done unto me
Lamentations 1:12
[Left side panel of statue base:]
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 and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 42° 1.54′ N, 87° 45.427′ W. Memorial is in Skokie, Illinois, in Cook County. It 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie IL 60077, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty
Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
2. Holocaust Memorial; plaque in front of statue
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); Bell for the Historic Engine House (about 700 feet away); Historic Log Cabin (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Niles Center Wall (about 700 feet 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 Day 1987.
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
Photographed by Sean Flynn
3. Holocaust Memorial (front panel)
Also see . . .
1. Creation of Skokie Monument. An article by Sheerit Hapleitah, a Holocaust survivors organization (Submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America (Ill) (1978). From the 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 P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
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 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
