Holocaust Denial on Trial: Using History to Confront Distortions
The Holocaust: Denial & History
The Nazi Holocaust claimed the lives of between 5 and 6 million Jews between 1939 and 1945. Since then, a small group of Holocaust deniers have lied about and minimized this history by deliberately manipulating historical evidence as part of an ideological and racist agenda.
Learning Tools: Myths & Facts
Holocaust deniers freely distort the historical record in order to justify anti-Semitism, racism and fascism. These tools help the novice and expert alike analyze denier claims and refute them with historical evidence including primary-source documents and both Nazi and survivor testimony.
Irving v. Lipstadt: Denial on Trial
In 1996 British Holocaust denier David Irving sued professor Deborah Lipstadt for alleged libel. Three courts found for Lipstadt concluding that Irving was a Holocaust denier, an anti-Semite and a racist. The unedited trial documents found below document this important victory for truth and history.
Continuing Effort: News & Updates
Holocaust denial suffered a sharp blow as a result of the Irving v. Lipstadt trial, however deniers and so-called "revisionists" continue to publicize their ideologically skewed version of history. We provide up-to-date news, links and resources on denial and its continued impact on culture.
Holocaust Denial in the News
 Toowoomba Chronicle | Holocaust denier in town for fundraising talk Kansas City Jewish Chronicle The world's most notorious Holocaust denier kicks off his US tour in the Kansas City area tonight. On his Web site, British writer David Irving has ... David Irving's Holocaust-Denial Speaking Tour: The Show that Must ... Infoshop News all 5 news articles » |
 New York Times | Rage against Jews blamed in DC attack Pittsburgh Post Gazette "He didn't just happen to go to the Holocaust Museum," said Deborah Lipstadt, a Holocaust scholar who was working at the museum on a year-long fellowship. ... Gunman Opens Fire at Holocaust Museum Canada Free Press Commentary: Witness to history and horror CNN International all 9,378 news articles » |
 Mirror.co.uk | Race, repatriation and denying the Holocaust - the truth about the BNP Sunday Herald The German Günter Deckert, who has been jailed for denying the Holocaust, spoke at a London BNP meeting in 2001. British Holocaust denier David Irving has ... Profile: Nick Griffin Times Online all 83 news articles » |
Highlights
Dr. Deborah Lipstadt responds to the murder of Guard Stephen Tyrone Johns at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Deborah's blog: lipstadt.blogspot.com
Controversy at Harvard: Muslim Chaplain Suggests Death of Muslim Apostates?, May 2, 2009
For the past two weeks a controversy has been brewing at Harvard as reported by the Harvard Crimson. Recently it has also been covered in the Forward.
In short, the Muslim chaplain, Abdul-Basser wrote the following to a Muslim student:
great wisdom (hikma) associated with the established and preserved position (capital punishment [for apostates]) and so, even if it makes some uncomfortable in the face of the hegemonic modern human rights discourse, one should not dismiss it out of hand.”In the Crimson article a number of Muslim students were quoted as being quite critical of his stand. He claims that he has been misinterpreted and was not saying that he supports death for converts from Islam. It's hard how to see otherwise, particular in light of his comment about "hegemonic modern human rights discourse."
He, of course, is free to have any religious view he wishes. It is just disturbing to think that this is the point of view being imparted to students.
