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Heath Campbell, left, with his wife Deborah and son Adolf Hitler, 3. (AP)
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3-year-old Adolf Hitler finally gets his name on his birthday cake
By The Associated Press
Tags: israel news, jewish world 

The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell is asking for a little tolerance, after a New Jersey supermarket refused to decorare a birthday cake with the child's full name on it.

Heath Campbell and his wife, Deborah, are upset not only with the decision made by the nearby ShopRite, but also with an outpouring of angry Internet postings in response to a local newspaper article about the cake.

Heath Campbell, who is 35, said in an interview Tuesday that people should look forward, not back, and accept change.
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"They need to accept a name. A name's a name. The kid isn't going to grow up and do what [Hitler] did," he said.

Deborah Campbell, 25, said she phoned in her order last week to the ShopRite. When she told the bakery department she wanted her son's name spelled out, she was told to talk to a supervisor, who denied the request.

Karen Meleta, a spokeswoman for ShopRite, said the Campbells had similar requests denied at the same store the last two years and said Heath Campbell previously had asked for a swastika to be included in the decoration.

"We reserve the right not to print anything on the cake that we deem to be inappropriate,"Meleta said. We considered this inappropriate.

The Campbells ultimately got their cake decorated at a Wal-Mart in Pennsylvania, Deborah Campbell said. About 12 people attended the birthday party on Sunday, including several children who were of mixed race, according to Heath Campbell.

"If we're so racist, then why would I have them come into my home?" he asked.The Campbells' other two children also have unusual names: JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell turns 2 in a few months and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell will be 1 in April.

Heath Campbell said he named his son after Adolf Hitler because he liked the name and because no one else in the world would have that name.

On Tuesday he wore a pair of black boots he said were worn by a German soldier during World War II.

Campbell said his ancestors are German and that he has lived all his life in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, which is across the Delaware River from Easton
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  1.   I wonder were there any Jewish kids...... 13:47  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/12/08
  2.   americans are full of surprise 14:05  |  guffi 17/12/08
  3.   Hitler Cake 14:15  |  NZ 17/12/08
  4.   poor child.... 14:17  |  Yehudah 17/12/08
  5.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 14:19  |  Absolute Sweden 17/12/08
  6.   adolf hitler celebrates 3-only in america 14:22  |  ziggi 17/12/08
  7.   People like this should not reproduce . . . 14:23  |  Becky 17/12/08
  8.   Digestive Track 14:31  |  hanoi 17/12/08
  9.   freedom and democracy 14:43  |  lebanese woman 17/12/08
  10.   switch names with the family dog 14:43  |  voila 17/12/08
  11.   white trash 14:54  |  Harry 17/12/08
  12.   How weird!!! 15:26  |  Edith 17/12/08
  13.   Hitler Kid cake 15:36  |  Pamela 17/12/08
  14.   freedom to be stupid 15:37  |  bobby 17/12/08
  15.   Boycott?? 15:48  |  Allan 17/12/08
  16.   Hideous 15:52  |  Angel 17/12/08
  17.   Talking about family dogs # 10 15:55  |  Clickfool 17/12/08
  18.   Abuse 16:15  |  Shmuelshachor 17/12/08
  19.   One dissadantaged kid... 16:21  |  Nadim 17/12/08
  20.   Birthday Cake 16:21  |  Norm 17/12/08
  21.   What`s in a name? 16:25  |  Camel 17/12/08
  22.   Little Adolf`s Birthday Cake 16:29  |  Michael 17/12/08
  23.   Naming your child Adolf Hitler 16:33  |  John Leone 17/12/08
  24.   First Gift 16:35  |  Pedro 17/12/08
  25.   One thing to be said for Germany 16:35  |  Deborah 17/12/08
  26.   Hitler Cake In New Jersey 16:40  |  reva lacross 17/12/08
  27.   from an American 16:42  |  Phyllis Harel 17/12/08
  28.   Ha`Aretz left out part of the article showing the names of the 16:45  |  Jacob Blues 17/12/08
  29.   3-year-old Adolf Hitler finally gets his name on his birthday cak 16:48  |  Peter 17/12/08
  30.   hypocracy comming from the USA 17:06  |  David K 17/12/08
  31.   Poor child! 17:06  |  Motic 17/12/08
  32.   Smiling Faces BUT??? 17:07  |  Ray 17/12/08
  33.   Reply to #1 17:09  |  Joe 17/12/08
  34.   Reply to #7 17:10  |  Ben Azzai 17/12/08
  35.   Reply to #19 17:13  |  Joe 17/12/08
  36.   #10 Name for a framily dog 17:17  |  Akiva 17/12/08
  37.   sick story 17:17  |  chelly 17/12/08
  38.   bad names for kids 17:18  |  janflora 17/12/08
  39.   Antisemitic 17:24  |  Bruce Saran 17/12/08
  40.   wat about wal mart? 17:25  |  Yoni 17/12/08
  41.   #15 Boycott 17:26  |  Joseph 17/12/08
  42.   Adolph 17:27  |  Jerry 17/12/08
  43.   #9 Freedom and Democracy 17:28  |  Yossi 17/12/08
  44.   Only in America 17:41  |  ottomatik 17/12/08
  45.   it`s just a name.. 17:51  |  d 17/12/08
  46.   How Britain handles this sort of thing 17:55  |  Clickfool 17/12/08
  47.   wow! and i dont mean that in a good way 18:00  |  anti-racist 17/12/08
  48.   Those who refused 18:04  |  Elaine 17/12/08
  49.   #19 got it! 18:14  |  Lisa 17/12/08
  50.   Clickfool`s Rommel 18:19  |  utagawa 17/12/08
  51.   Little Adolf 18:22  |  Jasper 17/12/08
  52.   Let`s get enemies who are up to us! 18:30  |  Daniel 17/12/08
  53.   Adolf Hitler Cambell 18:55  |  JH 17/12/08
  54.   #50 a name is a name its u who make it beautiful.. 19:09  |  sinalco 17/12/08
  55.   shame on you 19:14  |  Farrel 17/12/08
  56.   Response to Lebanese Woman and Deborah 19:16  |  Fred Shapiro 17/12/08
  57.   Poor little Adolf Hitler 19:16  |  sinalco 17/12/08
  58.   How cute 19:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/12/08
  59.   Poor kid 19:42  |  American 17/12/08
  60.   Poor children, but this is ridiculous! 19:46  |  Magnus K. 17/12/08
  61.   What sort of parents stigmatize a child for life...? 19:50  |  Esther 17/12/08
  62.   i`m pro-shop-rite from here on in! & yes, arrest the parents now. 19:53  |  michelle 17/12/08
  63.   Really Clickfool? 19:55  |  Magnus K. 17/12/08
  64.   re Chris #58 `How cute` 20:00  |  Colin Wright 17/12/08
  65.   Child needs to be removed! 20:09  |  Hinda Schryber 17/12/08
  66.   Fascinated by him unless there was Nazis? 20:12  |  Karen 17/12/08
  67.   RE: Boycot?? 20:20  |  Sarah 17/12/08
  68.   Swatika, Adolf Hitler, German WWII soldier boot 20:25  |  Ines 17/12/08
  69.   For Utagawa, on Rommel # 50 20:26  |  Clickfool 17/12/08
  70.   Hitler 20:29  |  Fred 17/12/08
  71.   For Magnus K # 63 20:29  |  Clickfool 17/12/08
  72.   Re : Did the Campbells invite any jewish kids ?? 20:33  |  Ines 17/12/08
  73.   To Clickfool #46 `How Britain handles...` 20:37  |  Colin Wright 17/12/08
  74.   Agree with Colin No. 64 21:21  |  Marlene N. 17/12/08
  75.   To clickfool 21:28  |  Magnus K. 17/12/08
  76.   Some posters seem to have missed the point 21:34  |  Angel 17/12/08
  77.   Lives destroyed 21:50  |  Ken 17/12/08
  78.   Meat Loaf 22:03  |  John Smith 17/12/08
  79.   to the "english" fool/the puta gawa/rommel 22:04  |  Shmuelshachor 17/12/08
  80.   CLICKFOOL AND ANCIENT NY JEWS 22:08  |  Brant 17/12/08
  81.   Re Yah Guffi well...it is not nice for the kids... 22:15  |  Ines 17/12/08
  82.   Trailer Park Boys 22:23  |  Joan 17/12/08
  83.   /burdened with Such a Name 22:29  |  g 17/12/08
  84.   For Magnus K # 75 22:30  |  Clickfool 17/12/08
  85.   Naming rights. 22:37  |  Tony Price 17/12/08
  86.   3-year old Adolf Hitler 22:43  |  B.A. SCHWAB 17/12/08
  87.   Several children were of mixed race ??? 22:48  |  Ines 17/12/08
  88.   Re ; freedom... 22:55  |  Ines 17/12/08
  89.   Re# 10 The family dog ??? 22:57  |  Ines 17/12/08
  90.   Sinalco 22:57  |  utagawa 17/12/08
  91.   Most of the germans I know... 23:01  |  Ines 17/12/08
  92.   Clickfool on NY ancient Jews 23:03  |  utagawa 17/12/08
  93.   Re# 13 Well if the child will be called... 23:05  |  Ines 17/12/08
  94.   do not fit to be parents 23:07  |  Moshe 17/12/08
  95.   To Magnus K 23:23  |  Angel 17/12/08
  96.   PARENTS USING CHILD TO MAKE STATEMENT = ABUSE 23:24  |  dp 17/12/08
  97.   Like Rest of His Kind, Dad has No Guts 00:23  |  Michelle 18/12/08
  98.   Response to Angel 00:52  |  Magnus K. 18/12/08
  99.   Response to Angel 00:52  |  Magnus K. 18/12/08
  100.   Mentally Ill 01:05  |  UsedToPostHere 18/12/08
  101.   This boys name is not Adolf Hitler 01:28  |  Gary 18/12/08
  102.   he is not the only one 02:03  |  Markos 18/12/08
  103.   re: Angel #76 02:42  |  TonyL 18/12/08
  104.   Poor boy should be protected from having such name! 04:01  |  Keith 18/12/08
  105.   I consider this abuse... 04:06  |  Elizabeth 18/12/08
  106.   Campbell - a true German name from Scottish Lowland clans 05:30  |  PL 18/12/08
  107.   The Name Adolf Hitler 06:07  |  Richard Lionheart 18/12/08
  108.   A free country... 06:33  |  Silvienne 18/12/08
  109.   a non-event 06:51  |  Capt Ahab 18/12/08
  110.   To Poster 88 Danish Cartoons 06:57  |  Richard Lionheart 18/12/08
  111.   Combat this with kindness 07:15  |  Bruce 18/12/08
  112.   Sad 07:22  |  Chaya Mahal 18/12/08
  113.   Silvienne 07:25  |  Bob 18/12/08
  114.   Child abuse 07:54  |  Gordon 18/12/08
  115.   poor innocent child 08:43  |  mad parents 18/12/08
  116.   I`m not racist! 08:47  |  Heath Campbell 18/12/08
  117.   Those parents unfit to educate and raise children 10:40  |  H.H.M. 18/12/08
  118.   For # 63 Magnus K 10:52  |  The Teacher/Instruct 18/12/08
  119.   Michell #97 - Well said! 11:17  |  Rina 18/12/08
  120.   birthday cake 11:53  |  Dina 18/12/08
  121.   Name suggestion for their next kid.... 12:07  |  anon 18/12/08
  122.   not racist 12:19  |  leo 18/12/08
  123.   Adolf, joseph, Georges, Robert ... 13:08  |  ARB 18/12/08
  124.   not racist? 13:11  |  Victoria 18/12/08
  125.   A Name is NOT just a Name 13:28  |  Jeannie Smith 18/12/08
  126.   These parents are either ignorant or plain stupid ! 14:11  |  Benjamina 18/12/08
  127.   YOU do not neded to pass any tests to have children 14:15  |  PETER SM 18/12/08
  128.   G I wonder if U`re Jewish 14:37  |  Dr. me 18/12/08
  129.   This takes the cake! 14:38  |  W 18/12/08
  130.   a name is not only a name 14:41  |  shiraz&oshri 18/12/08
  131.   poor boy 14:55  |  Haru 18/12/08
  132.   =\ 14:55  |  victoria 18/12/08
  133.   I pity the child 14:57  |  oded daniely 18/12/08
  134.   poor little boy.. 14:57  |  Katerina G. 18/12/08
  135.   such a sad story .. 14:58  |  Shahaf, Adi & Moshe 18/12/08
  136.   It is like the arabs who name their boys Saddam and Osama! 15:04  |  Benjamina 18/12/08
  137.   #90 utagawa...I love the name Ariel Sharon! 15:30  |  sinalco 18/12/08
  138.   Johhn Leone - most evil man who ever lived? 15:35  |  Stephen Connor 18/12/08
  139.   Adolph Hitler cake 15:41  |  Sarah 18/12/08
  140.   Is everyone Blind? Aryan Nation Campbell? 15:52  |  Mark G 18/12/08
  141.   Must have been a slow day 15:53  |  The Northern Wind 18/12/08
  142.   The good thing is so many people agree on this 15:58  |  Edith 18/12/08
  143.   Names 16:04  |  Angel 18/12/08
  144.   The name is very important and even more 16:25  |  Ines 18/12/08
  145.   poor kid 16:30  |  bashar 18/12/08
  146.   3-year-old Adolf Hitler finally gets his name on his birthday cak 16:31  |  Farscape 18/12/08
  147.   ofcourse nobody else has that name 16:33  |  rm 18/12/08
  148.   adolf hitler? 16:43  |  elza-holland 18/12/08
  149.   name: adolf hitler 16:50  |  elza v.dorst-holland 18/12/08
  150.   What`s Next? Attila The Hun Campbell? 16:55  |  Jeff Northridge 18/12/08
  151.   The name Hitler 17:00  |  Anonymous 18/12/08
  152.   CLICKFOOL (#69) I am ``Sure`` the 3000 British troops whom died 17:23  |  Gil 18/12/08
  153.   hitler 17:30  |  Sel Freedman 18/12/08
  154.   These poor children 17:55  |  Mark Winikoff 18/12/08
  155.   #113, Bob, I agree with you, but... 17:59  |  Silvienne 18/12/08
  156.   #152, Gil, glad to see you can joke about death... 18:02  |  Silvienne 18/12/08
  157.   Personally, I had difficulty deciding which one of them... 18:03  |  Silvienne 18/12/08
  158.   To: Mark Winikoff 18:07  |  Angel 18/12/08
  159.   #9 - lebanese woman 18:08  |  Maurice 18/12/08
  160.   Perverted use of democracy and of parenthood 18:24  |  Israeli cititzen 18/12/08
  161.   Parents worse than Hamas! 18:25  |  utagawa 18/12/08
  162.   Aren`t you doing what Adolf did? 18:40  |  V 18/12/08
  163.   Not Shopping WalMart 18:47  |  Liz H 18/12/08
  164.   Why should he be sent to a psychiatrist 18:49  |  V 18/12/08
  165.   What about people with the name of Joesph Stalin? 18:56  |  V 18/12/08
  166.   What are the parents doing to him? 19:06  |  V 18/12/08
  167.   Where did it say in the news article that he was taught to be.... 19:17  |  V 18/12/08
  168.   #64 Colin Wright re Linthwaite 19:46  |  H 18/12/08
  169.   To: Valencia V 20:21  |  Angel 18/12/08
  170.   adolf 20:35  |  Nicole 18/12/08
  171.   Child should be removed from household 21:04  |  DAT 18/12/08
  172.   Adolf Hitler? Aryon Nation? 21:29  |  Ann 18/12/08
  173.   Dont give this guy any more ink 21:37  |  Gregor 18/12/08
  174.   Why Is This A Story? 21:40  |  Yosemite 18/12/08
  175.   For #9 Lebanese Woman 22:00  |  Jack 18/12/08
  176.   These parents have **** for brains 22:07  |  Steve 18/12/08
  177.   There are parents and... 22:15  |  Baruch 18/12/08
  178.   Little Adolph H 22:22  |  Longhornmama 18/12/08
  179.   Re: Right Nicole I agree 23:02  |  Ines 18/12/08
  180.   Re : 166 Hitler... 23:09  |  Ines 18/12/08
  181.   Little Adolph Hitler 23:11  |  Longhornmama 18/12/08
  182.   SICK! 00:33  |  Debbie 19/12/08
  183.   #9 Lebanese woman and "freedom and democracy" 01:17  |  Conroy 19/12/08
  184.   The child can change his name in the future 02:38  |  observor 19/12/08
  185.   Sad to be brought up in HATE 03:24  |  Kathy 19/12/08
  186.   Pathetic and hypocrit 03:46  |  Sam 19/12/08
  187.   Response to V 03:59  |  sam 19/12/08
  188.   adolf hitler 05:34  |  nvmd 19/12/08
  189.   Adolf Hitler 06:11  |  JS 19/12/08
  190.   i`d love the swastika`s "true" meaning restored; BUT... 07:04  |  eric 19/12/08
  191.   to #108 silvienne `A free country...` 07:37  |  Colin Wright 19/12/08
  192.   to 14# this isn`t freedom 09:47  |  Northern 19/12/08
  193.   To #192 `This isn`t freedom` 10:18  |  Colin Wright 19/12/08
  194.   To Ines #179 `Re: right...` 10:26  |  Colin Wright 19/12/08
  195.   Naming 11:07  |  victor Ferreira 19/12/08
  196.   shoulda just named him "Sue" 13:48  |  George 19/12/08
  197.   to Colin Wright #193 14:51  |  Northern 19/12/08
  198.   Certain parents shouldn`t have children 15:25  |  Motty Levi 19/12/08
  199.   How about Adenoid Hinkel or Adelfio Schmittler as an alternative 15:46  |  Motty Levi 19/12/08
  200.   Re: #164/Bullox 16:18  |  Motty Levi 19/12/08
  201.   # 191 Colin Wright 17:06  |  The Teacher/Instruct 19/12/08
  202.   Worse than child abuse 20:20  |  Kate 19/12/08
  203.   adolf 22:26  |  dariush 19/12/08
  204.   Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a hero to many 22:47  |  Capt Ahab 19/12/08
  205.   TO EVERYONE HERE..GLAD I DID NOT JOIN IN,UNTIL THIS EVENING.WHY? 00:57  |  KATHY 20/12/08
  206.   Re: #9/ToLebaniese Woman 01:26  |  Motty Levi 20/12/08
  207.   Neanderthals marching high-kicking style 02:05  |  allang 20/12/08
  208.   adolf hitler`s cake 03:36  |  some guy 20/12/08
  209.   Racial Supremacist 04:00  |  Marc Villa 20/12/08
  210.   So what 04:39  |  Armani 20/12/08
  211.   Shop-Wrong 04:41  |  Elan 20/12/08
  212.   Really? how can people be so ignorant. 07:32  |  emily 20/12/08
  213.   3 14:25  |  rachel 20/12/08
  214.   here in the 3rd world wouldn`t happen 14:33  |  Bernardo 21/12/08
  215.   Adolf Hitler cake 19:37  |  Wendy 21/12/08
  216.   Inappropriate names 04:16  |  Rockmelon 22/12/08
  217.   They should be reomoved from that home! 01:15  |  Shlomo 25/12/08
  218.   Adolf Hitler Cambell 00:56  |  Sherri Freeman 18/01/09
  219.   Somebody call CPS on these people. 22:17  |  Cada Herida 02/02/09
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