Author: AnswerMan

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Dear AnswerMan, The original Soviet anti-capitalist propaganda portrayed Auschwitz as a perfect capitalist Hell-a place where non-productive people were killed and workers were literally worked to death. Revisionist research has proven that Auschwitz Camp was actually a hugely expensive venture for the Germans. For most of its operation less than 15% of the inmates of…

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…

Helicopters at Treblinka?

Dear AnswerMan, Both the 1971 and the 1996 edition of Michael Elkins' book *Forged in Fury* include a passage that describes the aftermath of the Aug. 2, 1943 uprising at the Treblinka concentration camp in Poland. Both editions describe the hunt for the Treblinka escapees—its Jewish inmates—in these terms: “For four days, the Germans prowled…

How could you advocate free speech to deny the Holocaust?

Dear AnswerMan, With Germany's historical record, how can you advocate free speech to deny the Holocaust? Isn't Germany merely preventing another Holocaust from happening? [Name Withheld upon request] AnswerMan Replies: There is no doubt that Germany and Austria have their laws in place because they fear, if not another Holocaust, then at least another period…

Was Himmler a Holocaust Denier?

Dear AnswerMan, I keep coming across statements like this, which seem to make the Holocaust story unfalsifiable. The first Holocaust deniers were the Nazis. As it became obvious that the war was not going well, Himmler instructed his camp commandants to destroy records, crematoria and other signs of mass destruction of human beings. He was…

How did the Holocaust affect our current view of Germany?

Dear AnswerMan, How did the holocaust affect the way people look at Germany today? Abigail AnswerMan Replies: Germany is frequently viewed from a perspective that includes images (mental or otherwise) of the Nazis and the Holocaust. One way to demonstrate this is to consider motion pictures that have come out over the past decade. While…

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