The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S. were urged today to be present in Skokie, Illinois this Sunday, June 25, “to show the nation and the world that the Jew, true to our heritage and principle, stands in opposition to the Nazi obscenity in the heartland of our beloved nation.” National Commander of the JWV, Herman H. Moses, declared in a statement here that the JWV units “reaffirm our opposition to the proposed Nazi demonstration wherever and whenever it may occur.” Some doubt has arisen as to whether the Nazis would actually demonstrate against Jewry and democracy in Skokie Sunday.
Moses pointed out the JWV’s opposition to past anti-American and anti-Semitic movements in the U.S. Noting that the JWV is the oldest active war veterans’ organization in America, Moses said the JWV’s inception in 1896 “was due in part to anti-Semitic slurs in the press at that time.”(By Joseph Polakoff)
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