Skokie, Illinois
Today, we join together to remember the six million European Jews murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. The people of Israel and those from all around the world will pause today for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
So now, Skokie has a new memorial to commemorate one of the world's greatest tragedies. Israel too, has a Holocaust memorial, but its annual moment of remembrance is just as powerful.
The outcome of the Skokie controversy over 30 years ago was one of the truly great victories for the First Amendment in American history.