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Mighty Ira

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Duration
4 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:44
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
With an enormous amount of police protection because by that time, they're worried, - Mighty Ira 00:08
With an enormous amount of police protection because by that...
-Down with the-- -[screams] Down with the fucking Nazi! - Mighty Ira 00:06
-Down with the-- -[screams] Down with the fucking Nazi!
-It should have gone up about 15 minutes... -Don't worry about it. - Mighty Ira 00:05
-It should have gone up about 15 minutes... -Don't worr...
He starts his little demonstration and he gets drowned out - Mighty Ira 00:09
He starts his little demonstration and he gets drowned out
Look at this pathetic situation here. Look at this. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Look at this pathetic situation here. Look at this.
-Isn't that really pathetic? -[man 24] Oh, bullshit. They should-- - Mighty Ira 00:07
-Isn't that really pathetic? -[man 24] Oh, bullshit. Th...
[man 25] Scuffles broke out and the police moved in quickly - Mighty Ira 00:07
[man 25] Scuffles broke out and the police moved in quickly
[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not just his, to free speech, - Mighty Ira 00:14
[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not ju...
He slinks away and that's the end of the Skokie case. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He slinks away and that's the end of the Skokie case.
The guy was crazy and he was followed around by at most 20 people. - Mighty Ira 00:06
The guy was crazy and he was followed around by at most 20 p...
There were never very many members. It had no resources. - Mighty Ira 00:05
There were never very many members. It had no resources.
Collin himself lived in an apartment right above their offices, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Collin himself lived in an apartment right above their offic...
It's fair to say he was a little bit confused about his identity. - Mighty Ira 00:06
It's fair to say he was a little bit confused about his...
He actually was Jewish by birth. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He actually was Jewish by birth.
The family changed its name once his father, who was a survivor of Dachau, - Mighty Ira 00:08
The family changed its name once his father, who was a survi...
The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin. - Mighty Ira 00:05
The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin.
The family didn't like what he became, - Mighty Ira 00:12
The family didn't like what he became,
Then it'll look... no, it looks good. It looks like-- - Mighty Ira 00:06
Then it'll look... no, it looks good. It looks like--
[Philippa] Collin got a lot of attention out of this. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[Philippa] Collin got a lot of attention out of this.
I suppose one could say in that sense he succeeded, - Mighty Ira 00:13
I suppose one could say in that sense he succeeded,