'I am not going to argue that "The Holocaust didn't happen." My position is that some of it happened and some of it didn't happen. Specifically, my thesis is that there were no gas chambers in the Nazi concentration camps. I am going to give six reasons for this:'Take a read and see what you think.
This lead me to Historiography-Project which is:
'Dedicated to examining the disparities between "the Holocaust" as it is commonly known, and the actual historiography of "the Holocaust."Take a read and see what you think, not sure about the choice of the word 'enjoyment'
As always, there is a lot going on in the world of Holocaust historiography. Holocaust revisionists are on trial or already in jail in Europe, and Islamic leaders are calling into question some Holocaust extermination claims. Meanwhile, books and articles about the Holocaust contain to appear unabated. These are exciting times to study the Holocaust.
This collection of files is provided for the enjoyment and edification of all.'
I wrote this piece a while back and dated it to be posted today just because it was the first day of a new month. With yesterday's events it now seems more pertinent than I thought at the time.
2 comments:
I've read the main article but at present have no time to read his links.
Certainly he gives food for thought.
When investigating any part of history, you should look for one overriding factor - vetted, empirical university research. How do I know this? My career was in higher education (The University of Toledo). So, if your "revision" of Holocaust facts that appear in all of our history books comes from the combined research of several major universities, then you might be on to something new. Just make sure that your information is based upon approved thesis and dissertations from major universities.
No event in human history has been studied more thoroughly and carefully than the Holocaust. Thousands of thesis and dissertations papers have poured over mountains of data, from physical evidence and anecdotal testimony to captured German war documents. Virtually everyone with a PhD in History will stake their career on the fact that millions of Jews (and others) were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany. Whenever we stand up to those who deny or minimize genocide we send a critical message to the world. As we continue to live in an age of genocide and ethnic cleansing, we must repel the broken ethics of our ancestors, or risk a dreadful repeat of past transgressions.
Freedom of speech is a symbol of a healthy society. Yet, since no crime in history is as heinous as the Holocaust, its memory must be accurately preserved, We must protect vulnerable future generations from making the same mistakes.
A world that continues to allow genocide requires ethical remediation. We should insist that religious, racial, gender, orientation and ethnic persecution is wrong; and that tolerance is our progeny's only hope. Only through such efforts can we reveal the true horror of genocide and promote the triumphant spirit of humankind.
Charles Weinblatt
Author, "Jacob's Courage"
http://jacobscourage.wordpress.com/
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