Some wild claims within the Holocaust narrative have been debunked by mainstream scholars and exposed as mere rumors, lies and/or wartime propaganda (although other scholars may disagree). This entry lists contributions on those aspects of the Holocaust nowadays admitted as false, for whatever reason.
By Samuel Crowell ∙ November 3, 2000
This book can be purchased from various sources, see at www.findbookprices.com. Below posted is the 2000 pre-publication version of this book. An earlier version of 1997, revised in 1999: The Gas Chamber of Sherlock Holmes
By Pravda ∙ February 2, 1945
Translated from the Russian with commentary by Samuel Crowell The Argument Between Revisionists and Non-Revisionists is that the Nazi record of atrocity, though no doubt based in fact, contains significant amounts of fiction. It follows therefore that we should analyze the record of these alleged atrocities not only as fact, but also as fiction. Whether…
By Martin Broszat ∙ August 19, 1960
(Click to enlarge) Reproduced here in facsimile is the widely-quoted 1960 letter by Dr. Martin Broszat, translated from the Hamburg weekly Die Zeit under the headline “Keine Vergasung in Dachau” (“No Gassing in Dachau”). It appeared in the German edition of August 19, 1960, and in the US edition of August 26, 1960 (p. 14)….
By Roman Karmen ∙ August 21, 1944
One of the earliest, if not the first account of an “extermination camp” in a major American periodical is the short article, “Vernichtungslager” which appeared in Time on August 21, 1944. The title alone is of great interest as it is rendered in German giving the appearance that the Germans referred to Majdanek (and perhaps…
By Richard A. Widmann ∙ January 1, 2000
Since the end of the Second World War many facts and many legends have been built up surrounding the events or even “non-events” of that international conflict. Many stories which originated through the official and unofficial propaganda channels have become a part of the popular history of the war. From the time of the war…
By AnswerMan ∙ January 1, 1998
Dear AnswerMan, A friend has asked me this question: “About the holocaust, what I do not understand is why this group of people had to organize such well orchestrated lies, what did they achieve thro' all that? In the short and long run?” Any help to answer this would be appreciated. Many thanks, Robert P….
By Theodore J. O'Keefe ∙ July 1, 1995
Theodore J. O'Keefe, educated at Harvard University, is the author of numerous published articles, essays and reviews on historical and political subjects. For some years he served as editor of this Journal. A version of this essay is available, in convenient leaflet form, from the IHR at the following prices, postpaid: Ten copies for $2;…
By Carlos Whitlock Porter ∙ January 3, 1998
In my book, Not Guilty at Nuremberg, I wrote: “Telford Taylor was incapable of repeating the simplest statement truthfully. (See XX 626, the statements of General Manstein, compared with Taylor's 'quotation' from Manstein, XXII 276.) The following are “quotations” from Taylor (Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials, Back Bay Books, Little Brown & Co., paperback, by…
By Richard A. Widmann ∙ January 6, 1997
In his recently published book, Why People Believe Weird Things, Skeptic editor Michael Shermer recounts an exchange from the Phil Donahue show. On that particular episode, CODOH director Bradley Smith stated, “It [is] a lie that Germans cooked Jews to make soap from them.” Shermer, who is skeptical of many things, but generally a believer…
By CODOH ∙ January 1, 1997
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Displays Standard German Air-Raid Shelter Door, Describing it as the Door to a “Gas Chamber” At left: The door at the concentration camp Majdanek from which the USHMM made the replica which is now on display in Washington D.C. At right: The real function of the door and thousands more…
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