To the impartial observer, a testimony by an individual who belonged to a group allegedly targeted by the Nazis for extermination does not always sound absolutely convincing, but who would wish to insinuate that those who had such terrible experiences during the war are not telling the truth? In the eyes of the public, the Holocaust survivors have become sanctified, indubitable, and irreproachable. It is precisely in this respect that skepticism, criticism and scrutiny have become most important. This section deals with persons who were on the side of the alleged victims and who either confirmed or denied the claimed events – or sometimes both. What are these testimonies worth?
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ April 10, 2014
Sara Bloomfield, DirectorUnited States HolocaustMemorial Museum100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SWWashington, DC 20024-2126Main telephone: 202.488.0400TTY: 202.488.0406 26 March 2014 Ms. Bloomfield: I have just read the article in The Jewish Daily Forward titled “Holocaust Museum Turns 20 as Sara Bloomfield Ends Controversies.” http://tinyurl.com/pubn57n Written by Nathan Guttman, the article was occasioned by the coming 2014 Days…
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ April 10, 2014
Sara Bloomfield, DirectorUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SWWashington, DC 20024-2126Main telephone: 202.488.0400TTY: 202.488.0406 12 March 2014 Ms. Bloomfield. On the Website of the USHMM there is a page titled Voices on Anti-Semitism (http://tinyurl.com/kukxuny). There I find a podcast where you make a number of interesting, morally valuable observations. On the question of…
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ March 16, 2014
Smith's Report, No. 203, March 2014, pp. 1-3 Abraham FoxmanThe Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York City, New York Mr. Foxman: If you will, I have a question about Nazi war criminals to which perhaps one of you can provide some clarification. The background is this: In 2009 the ADL called on the Department of Homeland Security to…
By Carlo Mattogno ∙ December 1, 2013
1. The “Crimes” of Dr. Mengele In 1997, Helena Kubica, researcher at the Auschwitz Museum, published a long article entitled “Dr. Mengele und seine Verbrechen im Konzentrationslager Auschwitz-Birkenau” (“Dr. Mengele and His Crimes in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp”).[1] The author sifted through the numerous documents on Dr. Mengele’s activities at Birkenau preserved in the archives…
By Daniel D. Desjardins ∙ July 1, 2012
Night, by Elie Wiesel. Bantam Books, New York, 1982, 109 pp. In Night, written by Elie Wiesel, winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for literature, has, for such a small book, a very large reputation. I hasten to mention, however, the Bantam Books edition I am reviewing boasts the complete text of the original…
By Santiago Alvarez ∙ April 1, 2011
During World War Two “the Germans” are not only claimed to have murdered millions in stationary gas chambers, but they are also said to have used mobile gas chambers for their evil ends: the infamous “gas vans.” Orthodox holocaust historian Gerald Fleming has reproduced a photograph of a derelict van found in Poland, and he…
By Santiago Alvarez ∙ April 1, 2011
In late 2010 Claude Lanzmann’s “documentary” Shoah was re-released with much brouhaha on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. It is “considered one of the greatest documentaries ever made.” Although there have been a number of revisionist critiques of various aspects of the movie,[1] no thorough and complete analysis of its entire content of 9½…
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ February 13, 2014
One night in late December I dream that I’ve been gassed at Auschwitz. In the dream, as I be-come aware of myself inside the gas chamber, the gassing itself is already over. I see myself sitting naked in the center of the floor; the room around me choked with naked cadavers heaped to the ceiling….
By Bradley R. Smith ∙ May 26, 2013
When I learned that Elie Wiesel was going to speak at Kent State University, (See: http://tinyurl.com/bzha2ra) I thought it would be good to participate in the festivities. I brought the matter up with Jett Rucker and he agreed that it might be worth the while to join in. We understood we would not be welcome…
By Theodore J. O'Keefe ∙ December 1, 2001
A recent article has revealed that Viktor Frankl, the famous psychiatrist and emblematic Auschwitz survivor, greatly embroidered on his meager time at Auschwitz. This news casts a shadow over the veracity of Frankl’s famous memoir, Man’s Search for Meaning. Of even more interest, however, is a question that arises when considering the Auschwitz State Museum’s…
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