Img. ID: 395466
Documenter
Samuel D. Gruber | 12.2021
Author of description
Samuel D. Gruber | 12.2021
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Object Copyright
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Holocaust Monument in Skokie, IL | Unknown
Type of Monument
*Memorials | Memorial to the Holocaust (Shoah) victims
*Memorials | Holocaust-related memorial | Memorial to victims of Nazism, including Jews
*Memorials | Memorial to the Holocaust (Shoah) victims | Memorial to Jewish resistance | Memorial to ghetto fighters
*Memorials | Holocaust-related memorial | Gratitude Memorial | Memorial to liberators
*Memorials | Holocaust-related memorial | Memorial to victims of Nazism, including Jews
*Memorials | Memorial to the Holocaust (Shoah) victims | Memorial to Jewish resistance | Memorial to ghetto fighters
*Memorials | Holocaust-related memorial | Gratitude Memorial | Memorial to liberators
Monument Setting
Object Detail
north side
Completion Date
1987
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bronze
marble
marble
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Approximately 4 meters (13 feet) tall
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Façade (main)
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History
The monument was dedicated May 3, 1987. Skokie was selected as the site for the Monument because when the monument was installed, Village officials estimated that 7,000 of Skokie`s 69,000 inhabitants were Holocaust survivors. The Monument is installed on the Village Green, a plaza located between Skokie Village Hall (5127 Oakton Street) and the Skokie Public Library (5215 Oakton Street). The other sculpture on the Village Green is placed there as art, without historical or commemorative purpose.
The monument gained immediate attention because on the night after its dedication it was vandalized. Local political, civic, and religious leaders then used the occasion to further denounce antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
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