Page 6-Wednesday, April 1, 1981-The Michigan Daily OPEE LETTER TO THE U I ERSITY CO U ITY Recently, many students here at the University have received an affront to their intelligence and moral sensibilities in the form of a letter. The envelope of this letter displayed the return address of the Legion for the Survival of Freedom but the letter inside identi- fied the sender as the Institute for Historical Review, a Westcoast-based organization devoted to rewriting the history of the Second World War. * We are outraged that they deny the existence of anti- Semitism in Nazi Germany. " We are outraged that they claim that Anne Frank's Diary is a forgery. " We are outraged that they claim the Nazi furnaces are part of an ancient Jewish fantasy. " We are outraged that they claim that a Zionist- controlled (read: Jewish-controlled) media and aca- demic establishment have created the "myth" of the Holocaust in order to lead Americans to war. * We are outraged! We the undersigned, recognize that the University is a forum for conflicting ideas and interpretations, but the existence of the Holocaust is an indisputable his- torical fact. To state otherwise is a malicious lie slan- dering not only the millions of Jews and other "in- ferior" groups murdered by the Nazis, but also the camp survivors and those of us who recognize these murders and feel it is crucial that they not be forgot- ten. These "revisionist" theories have no historical foun- dation and should not be legitimized in the academic community. As we again witness the Nazis marching we must not forget. " We must not forget the legacy of Nazi Germany. " We must not forget the occurrence of the Holocaust. " We must not forget that a Western "civilized" society is capable of perpetrating cold-blooded genocide. " We must not forget the inherent anti-Semitism and racism of Nazi ideology. " We must not forget! Therefore we condemn these attempts by the Institute for Historical Review to again put forth scapegoat theories for the ills of society and to obscure the past atrocities of the Nazis. THIS STATEMENT PAID FOR AND SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY: Dan Levy Don Rogers Paul Lefrak Gregory Spangler David John Eldred Robert Harrington Eorl Schultz (English Dept.) Elizabeth Oneal (English Dept.) Zeev Mooz (Poli Sci.) David Singer (Poli. Sci.) Keri L. Culver Susan E. McCarthy Shula Reinhartz (Psych.) Jane Silverman D. Bruce Carter, Ph.D. Alisa Routbort Pam Lippitt Jayne Levenson Carne Casper Barb Donenberg' Donna Katzman Liz Licht Seth Rosenberg Steven D. Sallen Lauren Lerch Phyllis Carson Marc Brodsky Robert Mames Lynn Barry Marilyn Hamer Les Grosinger Ron Glassman Dana Zakalik Joyce Horn Robert Havert (Ethics & Religion) Michael Geyw (History) Walter Clark (English) Carole Fensten Marc Siegel Lee Weatherbee M.D. Gordon Smith Gerald D. Abrams Charles C. Chen Mickey Harris , Naomi Wackstein Vicki Wheelock Doreen Garos Carole Fensten Janise Loski Arlene Kriv Karen Morton" Judith Weiss Rhonda Sobel Scott Lites Robyn Hellman Jeff Margolis Timothy Lee David Baker John D. Stevens (Comm.) Sherry Herman Robert Elkos Jody Frank Bob Feldman C. William Colburn Lisa Kaplan Mary Ann Girbach Betsy Gallop Thomas C. Holt (History) Sidney Fine (History) Lawrence Goldstein (English) Robbins Burling (Chairman- Dept. of Anthro.) William M. Rosenberg (Hisotry) Michael Gross Rabbi Rod Glogower Peter Banland (English Dept.) Jeffrey Schweig Scott Halpert Liz Altman Al Bayer Jeff Adler Steven R. Shepard Susan Epps Nancy Newman Andrea Becker Jeffrey S. Klein Brenda Abrams Gina Speckman Risa Handler Mark Lipkin Scott Steinberg Randy Grossngan Allan Fox Jeff Aichenbaum Ziona Kopelovich-Hanash Edna Amir-Coffin Stacy Lord Debbie Reubin Tom Oconnor Howard Grodman Michael Dwyer Shlomit Goldbach-Kalin Heather Ross Lisa Reduver Gail Kop Susan Rabushka Dale Cohen Debbie Papo Stacy Fleisher Ron Lederman Jeff Diskin Eric Jarvis Marc Mayerson Dan Steip Jack Folbe Susn Kushner David Madow Karen Folbe Phyllis Zarren Steve Gorosh Dale M. Cohen David Mendez Wade Hannah Holly Tucker Thomas E. Weisskoff Amy Wachs Sary Simon Sandra Levine Steven Brown Mark R. Lezotte Linda Rothnagel Larry Serlin Prof. Jerold Israel Prof. Michael Rosenzweig Prof. Matthew Finkin Richard Hoffman Thomas Clinton Barry Lee Katzman Suzanne Mitchell Andrea A. Darvas Kathy Manning Janice K. Hartwell Douglas Ellmann David I. Heller Sara and Tim Zwicki Nancy Welbar Barr Richard A. Barr Sandy Starkman Pachter Larry Pachter Bert G. Hornback (English Dept.) Alfred G. Meyor (Poli. Sci.) Jon Featherstone Mary Helen Ayres Amy Wolf Ann Ehrenpres Jonathan Mishara Zui Gitelman (Poli. Sci.) Mark Rosner David Grossman Steve Harwood Bob Greeadir Dr. and Mrs. John Momes Suzanne Altman Ira Glazer Elias Baumgarten (Phil.- U.M. Dearborn) Aviva Panush Martin B. Tatuch Dee Morgan Kilpatrick Sydney Bernard Marilyn Krimm Sam Krimm Mark Bonine (MSA & LSA) Paul Friedman Rev. Paul R. Dotson Rev. Donald Coleman Joel Epstein Raymond Tanter (Poli. Sci.) Enoch & Elizabeth Barter (English Dept.) Sue Folbe Deborah Balk Steven Lupovitch Sean David Goldstein Chuck Herrug Kevin Jon Lawson David Aboulafia Bud Isaacson Jonathan Weiss Andrea Mames Amy Helman Robert Schneider (R.C.) Emerson Baty (L.S.A.) Alison Awerbuch Rozelle N. Brooks (R.C.) Lynnsie Balk Ricky Friesem Marc Dann (L.S.A.) Sharon Monello Rabbi Allan Kensky The Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Phifer Tzipi Weitzman David Eichenbaum Laura LaZebnik Arthur & Sara Mendel Eric A. Linden Grayla N. Zoghlin Gilbert Grant David E. Schteingart, M.D. Don Abrahm Eric Young Kathleen Zeller, M.D. Claudia Abrahm Keith Moree Andrea Reubin Dan Saferstein Peter Silverman Curtis Kuttnauer Marcia Moss Karen Edelstein Mark Freeman James Sprayiegen Mark Edelman Audrey Wolff Maureen Schreiber Adina Cohen Nina Zubkoff Lynn Desenberg Douglass Tucker Lisa Stein Rhonda Barak Jimmy Zelch Bob Ernst Kevin Neff Alan Ruby Katherine Hayes Stanley Pollack" Mark Lichenstein Phillip Brian Harper Gail Vaskin John Mersereau Jr. (Director R.C.) Laurie Berger Bruce A. Campbell Elizabeth Marcus Monica Stienmetz Mark Meyerson Jon Feiger (MSA) Shawn Goodman (MSA) Susan I. Grossberg Julie Harris Amy Alper Glenn Schreiber Eve Reider Daryl Waldman Avi Pelossof Elana Peltz Susan Sharon Michael & Ruth Brooks Mitchel Medow Louis Head Beth Alona Kaimovitz Michael Shane Charles Azer L.K.S. Susan Roseth Lori Starman Paul Silverman Jim Kipnis Howard H. Martin Ann Larimore Thomas W. Collier William Alexander Jennifer Simon Judy Wexler Amy Fish Joel Kahn Karen Fischer Jeff Liskar E. T. Jolls (MSA) Seth D. Moldoff (MSA) Sandy Posner Judy Gordon Lisa Lieberman Larry Sichel Roberta Pearlman (LSA) Jeffrey C. Ash Brian Wintrak Larry Dell Bill Kuhel Alan Berkowitz Kenneth Levin Bernard Edelman (MSA) Jack Crable (MSA) Andrew'Halpern Bill Kestenberg Robert Rensch The Rev. Ann Marie Coleman Kent G. Leavitt David S. Rosen Lyle Lieberman Nancy J. Cronk (MSA) Timothy W. Noveroske Bill Gamson Zelda Gamndon Myron & Barbara Levine Natan Gottesman Marc Canvasser (LSA) Steve Feldman (MSA) Barney Pace Jeffrey Selbin Elisa Seltzer David Reibel David Epstein Amy Hartmann (MSA) Dave Ksienski (MSA) Daniel Levitas Stan Harbison (Religion Dept.) Louis Loeb (Phil. Dept.) Luis Gomez (Religion Dept.) Anita Schatz Christien V. Bornstein (Art History) Ruth Bloomfield Samuel Meisels (School'of Ed.) Loren S. Barritt (School of Ed.) George Bornstein (English Dept.) 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