LINCOLNWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Roehri Room
4000 West Pratt Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Sunday, March 1, 2:00pm
No charge for this event

In 1977, Skokie was shaken to its core when a small group of neo-Nazis tried to march there. This attracted national and international attention, leading to landmark legal cases. The American Nazi Party’s application for a parade permit here set the stage for a clear-cut conflict between the organization’s First Amendment rights and Skokie residents’ right to live free of intimidation. The film made extensive use of archival footage and contemporary interviews to reveal how a debate over First Amendment rights inspired Holocaust survivors to create the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. This 60-minute film screening will be followed by a discussion led by Buzz Alpert, former Chairman of the Chicago Jewish Defense League.

We are pleased to offer this program in conjunction with the RACE: Are We So Different? Exhibition, which is co-presented by the YWCA Evanston/North Shore and the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CLICK HERE. For additional information contact: Community Engagement Department, 847-677-5277×232 or email events@lincolnwoodlibrary.org