New York Guardian
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The New York Guardian was a monthly periodical published by Herbert London
, a professor at New York University
and the 1990 Conservative Party candidate for governor of New York State. The paper's editor-in-chief was Christopher W. Ruddy, who went on to work as an investigative reporter at the New York Post and then to found and edit NewsMax. http://www.newsmax.com/pundits/ruddy/stml?CFID=10964423&CFTOKEN=74004037
The New York Guardian gained national attention in 1993 when it exposed the historical inaccuracy of the PBS documentary Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
, which alleged that an all-African American Army unit liberated the Dachau
and Buchenwald Nazi death camps near the end of World War II.
The New York Guardian ceased publication in 1994 when it was purchased by Human Events
, the weekly conservative newspaper.
Herbert London
-Early life:He was born in Brooklyn, New York circa 1939 and attended Columbia University, graduating in 1960. Standing 6'5", he was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League, but did not play for them because of injuries. He was a social studies secondary school teacher...
, a professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and the 1990 Conservative Party candidate for governor of New York State. The paper's editor-in-chief was Christopher W. Ruddy, who went on to work as an investigative reporter at the New York Post and then to found and edit NewsMax. http://www.newsmax.com/pundits/ruddy/stml?CFID=10964423&CFTOKEN=74004037
The New York Guardian gained national attention in 1993 when it exposed the historical inaccuracy of the PBS documentary Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II is a 1992 documentary film directed by Bill Miles. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature....
, which alleged that an all-African American Army unit liberated the Dachau
Dachau
Dachau is a town in Upper Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich with roughly 40,000 inhabitants...
and Buchenwald Nazi death camps near the end of World War II.
The New York Guardian ceased publication in 1994 when it was purchased by Human Events
Human Events
Human Events is a weekly American conservative magazine. It takes its name from the first sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence...
, the weekly conservative newspaper.