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A Bit Worried The new Holocaust Museum in Washington is scarcely worth a serious protest. It is its own best confutation. People know this, but put up with such nonsense in the same way we put up with bad weather. The real fight is the serious intellectual one. At issue …

First word of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon reached us at the Institute for Historical Review shortly after 7 a.m. (PST), September 11. As we followed the breaking news on our radios and over the Internet, our initial consternation was quickly followed by an awareness …

Perseverance I am deeply impressed with the IHR website. What a quality job you've done. The breadth and scope of it is daunting. The writing at the site is of such great quality, and the credentials are formidable. I've spent many hours here, and I'll spend many more. Thank you …

Revelation and Activism Nice job with the [Nov.-Dec. 1995] Journal. In particular, Jürgen Graf's article really drove home what I've always suspected, helping me to fully understand the consequences of the outcome of World War II. I plan to become a European history teacher, to promote the truth and help …

2 February 1981 Dear Editor: Having read Dr. Stein's article in the last (winter) issue of The JHR, I felt compelled to inform you, that, although the article was informative, I do hope that The Journal's trend will not be in that direction. One apology is quite sufficient, for to …

Numb with Shock Having just finished reading James Bacque's book, Crimes and Mercies, I am numb with shock. It is nearly impossible for me to believe what so-called fair and honest people of America and England carried out in postwar Germany. So much for my English heritage of fairness – …

MORE ON THE ROMANIAN JEWS In the last (Fall 1982) Journal of Historical Review, we ran in these columns a correspondence which attempted to clarify the losses of Romanian Jews during the war. We failed to include in that correspondence a final letter/circular by Dr. Andronescu without which the research …

The Larger Picture The recent Iraq crisis, with the Clinton administration's zealous campaign to persuade everyone of the need for military action against that Arab country, is helping many Americans better to see the larger picture. I find that people are asking questions and saying things that would have been …

23 November 1988 The President of the Federal RepublicRichard von Weizsäcker5300 Bonn Mr. President: You have repeatedly expressed yourself publicly on questions pertaining to Germany's history in this century (the first time was in your speech of 8 May 1945 before the West German parliament). The content and tone of …

United States SenateWashington, DC 20510 April 21, 1993 Dear Dr. John, Thank you very much for having taken the time to write and to send the excerpt from [the March–April 1993 Journal of Robert John’s review of Issah Nakleh’s Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem. I am glad to have it, …

An open letter to the Director of the Adelaide Institute, Dr. Frederick Toben by Jamie McCarthy, Nizkor Hello, Dr. Toben. I have just stopped by your home page: http://www.adam.com.au/~fredadin/adins.html [now at www.adelaideinstitute.com] ...and I would like to make two initial comments on behalf of the Nizkor Project. Our home page, …

Ambassador Javad Zarif Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 3rd Ave., 34th Fl. New York, New York 10017 October 30, 2006 Dear Ambassador Javad Zarif, In reference to political Zionism and certain Western governments, President Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying: “They have fabricated …

Amnesty International D-53108 Bonn Germany August 16, 2006 Sir/Madame: I have been informed that one of the main purposes of your organization is to defend human rights worldwide. I am writing to you now to inform you of a very serious human rights violation that is taking place in your …

Prime Minister Tony Blair 10 Downing Street London, SW1A 2AA United Kingdom November 3, 2006 Dear Prime Minister Blair, According to a Yahoo news report of June 25, 2006, you were outraged by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, because of his statements and behavior in support of Holocaust revisionism—the …

Prime Minister Tony Blair 10 Downing Street London, SW1A 2AA United Kingdom November 21, 2006 Dear Prime Minister Blair, At the outset, I would like to thank you for having your press secretaries send me two acknowledgements in regard to my open letter to you of November 9, 2006, which …

President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 December 28, 2005 Dear President Bush, In a public statement issued on December 10, 2005 , you called for the immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience by the Syrian authorities, labeling the imprisonment of …

Old the 'Wrong Side' Win? In his recent Opening Statement to the London Court, David Irving said: "I shall not argue, and have never argued, that the wrong side won the [Second World] war, for example, or that the history of the war needs to be grossly rewritten." I cannot …

The following open letter was first published in Christian News, (Box 168, New Haven, MO 63068) a traditionalist Lutheran weekly friendly to Holocaust Revisionism, on April 27, 1987. In it Mark Weber responded to several letters by the Reverend Mark Herbener, a clergyman of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches …

The "New" Journal Congratulations on the new format of the JHR! It is excellent! A. DibertIthaca, N.Y. I want to applaud your stafffor the new look and format! W.H.Houston, Texas We sure think that the new format is much better -and more practical. B. and S. R.Palo Cedro, Calif. A …

President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 December 12, 2006 President Bush: In a Yahoo news missive of December 12, 2006, it stated that your administration condemned the recent Iran Holocaust revisionist conference. I quote the article: "In Washington, the White House condemned …

Ambassador Pierre Vimont Embassy of France in the United States 4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, D. C. 20007 February 8, 2008 Dear Ambassador Vimont, As you are undoubtedly aware by now, Holocaust revisionist scholar Dr. Robert Faurisson will probably stand trial for comments he made at the Iran Holocaust Conference …

Ambassador Pierre Vimont Embassy of France in the United States 4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, D. C. 20007 January 15, 2008 Dear Ambassador Vimont, It has been reported that revisionist historian Robert Faurisson will face trial on charges that he made statements at the Iran Holocaust Conference in December 2006, …

Only rarely do those who detest Doug Collins' audacious skepticism about the Holocaust story ever bother to respond to the substance ofhis arguments. Normally his detractors react with blind invective. In a rare exception, two University of British Columbia historians replied to Collins' August 18 column – reprinted in the …

Counted In It was very refreshing to find you on the Internet World Wide Web. Thanks for clarifying many issues. I've passed around several of your items by fax, and have posted others on the Net. Just wanted to let you know how much you are appreciated. Count me in! …

8 October 1980 Dear Mr. Branton: [sic] Thank you for writing in response to People Weekly's 25 August issue article on Samuel Pisar. We are glad to have the opportunity to respond to your comments. Mr. Pisar's assertion regarding the existence of a gas chamber compound at Auschwitz is supported …

Incredible Your web site is incredible! You've greatly helped motivate me to learn all I can about historical truth. I've recently returned to school to study social science, with an emphasis on history, political science and economics. N. K.[by e-mail] Fabulous Search Capability Just a note of praise for the …

General Remarks Chicken David You people are amazing. You actually deny the Holocaust’s existence, the existence of the Death Camps, the existence of the suffering and untold agonies. To deny such truths is to deny what those people went through and to make the fight against Nazism and fascism for …

Editor's note: In the summer of 2006, the prestigious Belknap Press of Harvard University Press published Dr. Jeffrey Herf's, The Jewish Enemy: Nazi Propaganda During WWII and the Holocaust. A reviewer in the Los Angeles Times wrote that it may be the most important book on the Holocaust in a …

President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20500 September 25, 2007 Dear President Bush, In March 2006, you publicly admitted that concerns about Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program derive largely from the threat it poses to Israel.[1] In your own words: "The threat …

Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:54:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Grubach Subject: Did Michael Shermer Lie? To: [email protected] Dr. Shermer: I have shown the following extract from your Denying History to two professors who teach at Eastern Colleges. They think that you are guilty of conscious deception. In regard to …

Best Money Your new Journal of Historical Review is perfect. Well written and with a layout with lots of "air" and photos, it makes people interested. The best money I ever spent was to begin my subscription. I can't give you enough credit for it. Keep up the good work. …

Christopher HitchensNew Statesman10 Great TurnstileLondon WCIV 7HJ England Dear Christopher Hitchens: 26 August 1980 If the New Statesman is not "part of Israel's media chorus" (NS 20 June 1980) then why is it that your paper refused to print letters from three distinguished Revisionist academics, after they were slandered in …

In General To the Editor: World War II is the biggest war that has ever happened. Therefore it is necessary that an honest objective investigation be carried out by our government as to the true cause of this unfortunate war. Everything that is taught about this war and all the …

Unanswered Challenge Phil Eversoul, in a letter to the editor that appeared in vol. 20, no.2 of the Journal, citing my article “The Rudolf Case, Irving’s Lost Libel Suit and the Future of Revisionism” (JHR 19, no. 5, pp. 26–61), asks “… why did Zaverdinos allow Irving’s statements to go …

Dear Mr. Stang: I applaud your article, "Don't Even Think It." This is one of the few commentaries I have read which defends the rights of Holocaust revisionists generally and David Irving and Germar Rudolf specifically. To be upfront, I am a Holocaust revisionist. I have met both Mr. Rudolf …

Paul Rassinier is the generally acknowledged founder of scholarly holocaust revisionism. Born in France in 1906 and trained as an educator, he taught history and geography at the secondary school in Faubourg de Montbéliard. During the Second World War, he co-founded the "Libé-Nord" underground Resistance organization, which helped smuggle Jews …

Corrective Power Richard Phillip's letter [in the May-June Journal, pp. 46-47] is an excellent illustration of the corrective power of historical revisionism. However, a few of his points require correction. German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck tried to appease France over the issue of Alsace-Lorraine, and nearly succeeded in reaching a …

20 Years in the US Foreign Service I am a former diplomat in the US Foreign Service, speak and read Arabic (as well as several other languages), and have lived overseas in France, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. I have twice had lunch with Israel's ex-Prime Minister Shimon Peres (when he …

11 September 1980 Dear Mr. Brandon, As a reader of five to twenty-five books a year (almost none of which are to be found in public libraries), historical Revisionism is the brightest star on my horizon! It is indeed sickening to see what comes out of our so-called "educational" system, …