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Was the Holocaust driven by Nazi Ideology or improvisation?

Dear AnswerMan, Do you believe the Holocaust, as it has become known was driven by Nazi Ideology or out of improvisation to the continuing expansion of the number of Jews in the concentration camps? Name Withheld AnswerMan Replies: It would be critical to first define the term “Holocaust.” We need to establish some common ground…

What About Wannsee?

Dear Answerman: You will find my question combative, no doubt, but I'm curious, nevertheless: At the Wannssee Conference, the Jews were specifically referred to as “the enemy,” and plans were undertaken to remove them to the east. (Hm! China, maybe??) Anyway, here is my question: since Germany had declared war on the U.S. just a…

What happened to Europe’s Jews?

Dear AnswerMan, If the Jews of Europe were not exterminated during the Holocaust, I'd like to know what happened to the millions who once lived there. Pauline Friedman AnswerMan Replies: Because this question deals with a large subgroup within the much larger population of Europe during a major war, there is no simple single answer…

Why don't you accept the label Holocaust deniers?

Dear AnswerMan, Since you deny that the Holocaust happened, why don't you accept the label Holocaust deniers? Sarah Delillo AnswerMan Replies: Answerman has already responded to the first part of your question, under the post, “Did the Holocaust Exist?” The second part of your question turns on the revisionist rejection of the term, Holocaust Denier….

Why is it so difficult to perform demographic analyses?�

Dear AnswerMan, Why is it so difficult to perform demographic analyses on East European populations? Rosa AnswerMan Replies: There are four main reasons why it is not possible to perform reliable demographic analyses in East Europe for the 20th Century: the poor quality of Soviet censuses, the constant re-drawing of national boundaries which makes it…

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