Hilda & Sigmund Livingston -- 2021 Evergreen Cemetery Walk

Sigmund and Hilda Livingston performed by Dean and Cyndee Brown, 2021

Sigmund (1872-1946) and Hilda (1892-1962) Livingston were guests voices for the 2021 Evergreen Cemetery Walk. Sigmund immigrated to the United States with his family from Germany when he was ten years old. A graduate of the Illinois Wesleyan University law school, he teamed up with his law school colleague, William R. Bach (who is buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery) and formed a partnership that lasted for over 20 years. Sigmund founded the Anti-Defamation League of the B’nai B’rith to fight anti-Semitism and promote justice. A respected Bloomington lawyer and orator, Sigmund later joined a firm in Chicago. Raised in Elgin, Hilda moved to Bloomington after her marriage to Sigmund, and together they raised one son, Richard. Script written by Kathleen Clesson, performed at the 2021 Evergreen Cemetery Walk. Directed by Dave Krostal and Susan A. Thetard.

To read more about Sigmund’s important work through the Anti-Defamation League, visit https://mchistory.org/research/biogra... to read his full biography. For resources and for more information about the work the Anti-Defamation League continues to do today, visit https://www.adl.org/. To read a digital copy of Sigmund’s notable book concerning the battle against anti-Semitism and dispelling myths about the Jewish people, “Must Men Hate,” visit https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.....