By Bram D. Eisenthal ∙ May 3, 1995
As far as Mountreal's Jewish community is concerned, Julius Grey's timing and statements could not have been more outrageous. Hundreds of community members called radio talk shows, rabbis, friends and communal organizations last week in response to the renowned lawyer's public comments that anti-Semitism and the Holocaust were being manipulated by Jewish leaders in an…
By CODOH ∙ April 22, 1993
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell David Willcox was among the protesters when the Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated. He waved a Palestinian flag. “I thought that somehow that day we had to make a presence for the Palestinians,” he said. Later that day he was attacked and beaten. Michael Schneider, self-identified…
By Ralph Raico ∙ January 1, 1996
Not long ago a German friend remarked to me, jokingly, that he imagined the only things American college students were apt to associate with Germany nowadays were beer, Lederhosen, and the Nazis. I replied that, basically, there was only one thing that Americans, whether college students or not, associated with Germany. When the Germans are…
By Larry Yudelson ∙ January 3, 1995
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council named a new director for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum this week who is known for his position on the uniqueness of the Holocaust. Steven Katz, a 50-year-old professor of history and religion at Cornell University, will succeed founding director Jeshajahu Weinberg, 76, who is retiring. Katz's appointment has refocused…
By Deborah E Lipstadt ∙ March 6, 1995
In the recent flap over the Holocaust curriculum “Facing History and Ourselves,” it was easy enough to demolish the criticisms offered of the program. Christina Jeffrey, Newt Gingrich's nominee for House historian, had, it turned out, recommended that the program be denied a Department of Education grant because it did not present the Nazi “point…
By Larry Derfner ∙ April 8, 1994
Tel Aviv — A plan to teach Israeli high school students that the Holocaust was not history's only genocide — that it also happened to other peoples like the Armenians and Gypsies — has touched some sensitive nerves here. Last fall, the people in charge of curriculum in Israeli schools enthusiastically gave the go-ahead to…
By Philip Roth ∙ January 1, 1996
Introduction Following are a number of quotations taken from Philip Roth's “Operation Shylock: A Confession,” Simon and Schuster, New York, 1993. The page numbers refer to the hardcover edition. Mr. Roth's frequent use of italics have not been reproduced. These quotations are the words or thoughts of characters in a novel by Philip Roth, and…
By Bradley R. Smith, David Cole ∙ March 14, 1994
Your browser does not support the video tag. The Phil Donahue Show of March 14, 1994, featuring Bradley Smith, David Cole and Michael Shermer(with comments by Mike Smith aka DenierBud)
By C. O'Neill ∙ November 22, 1945
At the conclusion of World War II more than fifteen million Germans were driven from their homes in central and eastern Europe. It has been estimated that 2,111,000 Germans died directly as a result of these mass expulsions. The primary reference on this subject is: Alfred M. de Zayas, “Nemesis at Potsdam: The Expulsion of…
By CODOH ∙ April 8, 1986
“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Police raided the home of retired judge Wilhelm Stäglich on April 8th. Police were apparently looking for a German-language edition of a videotape featuring Professor Robert Faurisson entitled, The Problem of the Gas Chambers. Police were unable to find a copy of the prohibited videotape. Judge…
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