Behind the lies of Holocaust denial
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"There are facts, there are opinions, and there are lies," says historian Deborah Lipstadt, telling the remarkable story of her research into Holocaust deniers -- and their deliberate distortion of history. Lipstadt encourages us all to go on the offensive against those who assault the truth and facts. "Truth is not relative," she says.
"There are facts, there are opinions, and there are lies," says historian Deborah Lipstadt, telling the remarkable story of her research into Holocaust deniers -- and their deliberate distortion of history. Lipstadt encourages us all to go on the offensive against those who assault the truth and facts. "Truth is not relative," she says.
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Deborah Lipstadt's research focuses on the development of Holocaust denial and how to fight for the truth in an era marked by "alternative facts."
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Holocaust Denial on Trial
This Emory-based website contains the trial documents from David Irving v. Penguin UK and Deborah Lipstadt (1996). These include the complete transcripts of the trial, documents submitted by the defense, the 350-page judgment and the extensive expert reports by Richard Evans, Robert Jan van Pelt, Christopher Browning, Hajo Funke and Peter Longerich. In addition, the site contains extensive analysis and refutation of deniers claims about the Holocaust.
Pierre Vidal-Naquet | Columbia University Press, 1992 | Book
Assassins of Memory
A collection of essays written in response to those who deny the Holocaust. It pays particular attention to the situation in France in the 1980s but also severely criticizes the American linguist Noam Chomsky, who wrote an introduction to a book by a leading denier of the Holocaust in the name of free speech.
Deborah Lipstadt | Ecco/Harper Collins, 2016 | Book
Denial
Originally published as History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2006), Denial is Deborah Lipstadt's memoir of her libel trial when she was sued by David Irving for calling him a Holocaust denier.
Richard Evans | Basic Books, 2001 | Book
Lying About Hitler: History, Holocaust, and the David Irving Trial
This is an expanded version of the report Richard Evans prepared for the court in Irving v. Penguin UK and Deborah Lipstadt. It also contains an analysis of the post-trial press coverage.
Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman | University of California Press, 2002 | Book
Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say it?
A thorough and compelling analysis and refutation of some of the claims made by deniers.
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