Ohio State marching band song made fun of Holocaust victims

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An unofficial marching band song that made fun of Holocaust victims is the type of thing Ohio State University has pledged to eradicate from the band program, the university said Thursday.

The lyrics were contained in a 2012 version of an unofficial band songbook, according to an article by The Wall Street Journal. Other versions of the songbook had circulated privately among band members over the years, including 2006 and 2010 versions.

An independent investigation of the marching band revealed the existence of the song last year but not the lyrics.

“The 2012 version contained a new, highly offensive song regarding Jews and the Holocaust,” according to the 2014 report by former state Attorney General Betty Montgomery....

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