Orthodoxy Criticized
Critique and counter-critique is one of the hallmarks of a scholarly attitude, so it goes without saying that revisionists are taking their opponents’ arguments and responses seriously. Hence, this section addresses the theses of several orthodox scholars on the Holocaust which have evoked revisionist responses. Although most orthodox scholars insist that revisionist arguments are not even worth looking at, a number of them have in fact breached the taboo and have not only looked at revisionist arguments, but have actually deigned to criticize them in one way or other. The revisionist responses and rebuttals can be found here as well.
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Holocaust and Genocide Denial: A Contextual Perspective
Paul Behrens, Nicholas Terry, Olaf Jensen (eds.), Holocaust and Genocide Denial: A Contextual Perspective, Routledge, New York 2017; ISBN 9781138672734 Revisionists are well aware of the fact that orthodox historians avoid discussing Holocaust denial. But there are exceptions. Today we will take a look at the most recent: The book Holocaust and Genocide Denial: A…
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Christian Gerlach’s The Extermination of the European Jews
This time we will take on the latest comprehensive elaboration on the Holocaust written by a mainstream historian: The Extermination of the European Jews (Cambridge University Press, 2016) by German historian Christian Gerlach, professor of modern history at the University of Bern and associate editor of the Journal of Genocide Research. The book’s content is…
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The Chemistry of Auschwitz/Birkenau
Defenders of the Holocaust story have attempted to discredit scientific reports which disprove the existence of homicidal gas chambers at German camps during World War II. For example, Deborah Lipstadt’s defense attorney, Richard Rampton, referred in court to The Leuchter Report as “…a piece of so-called research which is not worth the paper it is…
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Auschwitz, Crematorium I: How Many Holes?
One more simple question for the historians. The roof of Crematorium I today. Visible are four small introduction shafts in the background, and the two large ventilation chimneys of the furnace room in the foreground. Continuing after our simple question on Yitzhak Arad, this time we move to Auschwitz for another one. According to official…
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The Lies and Deceptions of Deborah Lipstadt
Abstract With her book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt tried to show the flawed methods and extremist motives of “Holocaust deniers,” who, so the book’s description claims, have “no more credibility than the assertion that the earth is flat.” The following is the transcript a video documentary based on the book Bungled: “Denying the Holocaust.”…
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Arad on Majdanek
Holocaust historians claim that the Holocaust is the most-documented event in human history. Holocaust revisionists on the other hand not only dispute this, but say that the storyline is full of contradictions and impossibilities. What to make of this? Majdanek Museum Sometimes it can be pretty hard to figure things out. So let’s try something…
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The Holocaust: A New History
Laurence Rees, The Holocaust: A New History, Penguin Books, 2017. Greetings dear readers, we’re back again with another episode of our lovable historian and award winner Laurence Rees, the former Creative Director of History Programmes for the BBC. (For the first episode see here). This time, we are going to have a look at his…
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