Institute for Historical Review

This article is about the American Holocaust denial organization. For the research institute within the University of London, see Institute of Historical Research.

Institute for Historical Review
AbbreviationIHR
Formation1978
Location
Key people
Parent organization
Legion for the Survival of Freedom
Websiteihr.org

The Institute for Historical Review (IHR) is a United States–based nonprofit organization which promotes Holocaust denial.[1] It is considered by many scholars to be central to the international Holocaust denial movement.[1][2][3] Self-described as a "historical revisionist" organization, the IHR promotes antisemitic viewpoints[4] and has links to several neo-Nazi and neo-fascist organizations.

The group was founded in 1978 in Torrance, California, by David McCalden and Willis Carto, and is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California. It published the Journal of Historical Review until 2002, but now disseminates its materials through its website and via email. The parent corporation of the IHR and the affiliated Noontide Press is the Legion for the Survival of Freedom.[5]

In 2009, IHR director Mark Weber published an article questioning the relevance of "Holocaust revisionism" in general, triggering infighting in the movement.[6]

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  4. ^ Levin, Sam (September 12, 2018). "California transit agency allows ad from Holocaust denial group". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Guidestar entry on the Legion for the Survival of Freedom". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
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