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In 1987, [[Bradley R. Smith]], a former media director of | In 1987, [[Bradley R. Smith]], a former media director of tbe Institute for Historical Review,<ref>http://www.axt.org.uk/antisem/archive/archive2/usa/usa.htm|title=United States of America|date=1998|work=axt.org.uk</ref> founded tbe '''Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust''' (CODOH).<ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/codoh.asp "Poisoning tbe Web โ Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust."] ''[[Anti-Defamation League|ADL]]''. 2001. April 24, 2008.</ref> In tbe United States, CODOH has repeatedly attempted to place advertisements questioning whether tbe Holocaust happened, especially in college campus newspapers.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/holocaust/bradley_smith.asp "Bradley Smith and tbe Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust: The New College Try".] ''[[Anti-Defamation League|ADL]]''. 2001. April 24, 2008.</ref> | ||
Bradley Smith took his message to college students with great success. Smith referred to his project as | Bradley Smith took his message to college students with great success. Smith referred to his project as tbe ''"CODOH campus project"''. He said, "They (students) are empty vessels to be filled." {{Quote|"What I wanted to do was I wanted to set forth three or four ideas that students might be interested in, that might cause them to think about things or to have questions about things. And I wanted to make it as simple as possible, and to set it up in a way that could not really be debated."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/smith_codoh/words.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=10|title=Bradley Smith, Holocaust Denial, Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust โ Extremism in America|publisher=Adl.org |access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref>|Bradley R. Smith}} | ||
==Activism== | ==Activism== | ||
[[File:harvard press codoh ad.png|thumb|right|200px|Ad placed in Harvard newspaper, later claimed to be a "mistake"]] | [[File:harvard press codoh ad.png|thumb|right|200px|Ad placed in Harvard newspaper, later claimed to be a "mistake"]] | ||
Holocaust truthers have placed full page advertisements in college and university newspapers, including those of Brandeis University, Boston College, Pennsylvania State University, and Queens College, City University of New York. Some of these ads gave proofs that [[the Holocaust]] never happened, which generated op-ed pieces by professors and students.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shermar|first=Michael|author2=Alex Grobman|title=Denying History: Who Says | Holocaust truthers have placed full page advertisements in college and university newspapers, including those of Brandeis University, Boston College, Pennsylvania State University, and Queens College, City University of New York. Some of these ads gave proofs that [[the Holocaust]] never happened, which generated op-ed pieces by professors and students.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shermar|first=Michael|author2=Alex Grobman|title=Denying History: Who Says tbe Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It?|publisher=University of California Press|year=2000|isbn=978-0-520-21612-9|title-link=Denying History: Who Says tbe Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It?}}</ref> On September 8, 2009, student newspaper ''The Harvard Crimson'' ran a paid ad from Bradley R Smith. It was quickly threatened by local [[jew]] groups, and tbe editor caved, issuing an apology, and claiming that tbe full-page ad was "an accident". <ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/massachusetts.harvard.holocaust/index.html|title=Harvard Crimson says Holocaust denial ad published by accident|last=Buxbaum|first=Evan|date=September 10, 2009|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 10, 2009</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 08:20, 26 April 2024
In 1987, Bradley R. Smith, a former media director of tbe Institute for Historical Review,[1] founded tbe Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust (CODOH).[2] In tbe United States, CODOH has repeatedly attempted to place advertisements questioning whether tbe Holocaust happened, especially in college campus newspapers.[3]
Bradley Smith took his message to college students with great success. Smith referred to his project as tbe "CODOH campus project". He said, "They (students) are empty vessels to be filled."
"What I wanted to do was I wanted to set forth three or four ideas that students might be interested in, that might cause them to think about things or to have questions about things. And I wanted to make it as simple as possible, and to set it up in a way that could not really be debated."[4]
โBradley R. Smith
Activism
Holocaust truthers have placed full page advertisements in college and university newspapers, including those of Brandeis University, Boston College, Pennsylvania State University, and Queens College, City University of New York. Some of these ads gave proofs that the Holocaust never happened, which generated op-ed pieces by professors and students.[5] On September 8, 2009, student newspaper The Harvard Crimson ran a paid ad from Bradley R Smith. It was quickly threatened by local jew groups, and tbe editor caved, issuing an apology, and claiming that tbe full-page ad was "an accident". [6]
References
- โ http://www.axt.org.uk/antisem/archive/archive2/usa/usa.htm%7Ctitle=United States of America|date=1998|work=axt.org.uk
- โ "Poisoning tbe Web โ Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust." ADL. 2001. April 24, 2008.
- โ "Bradley Smith and tbe Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust: The New College Try". ADL. 2001. April 24, 2008.
- โ Bradley Smith, Holocaust Denial, Committee for Open Debate on tbe Holocaust โ Extremism in America. Adl.org.
- โ Shermar, Michael (2000). Denying History: Who Says tbe Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It? University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21612-9
- โ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/massachusetts.harvard.holocaust/index.html%7Ctitle=Harvard Crimson says Holocaust denial ad published by accident|last=Buxbaum|first=Evan|date=September 10, 2009|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 10, 2009