The case for Auschwitz: evidence from the Irving trial

593 Pages·2002·157.056 MB·English

by  Pelt, Robert Jan van

The Case
for
Auschwitz

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Evidence from the Irving Trial
Auschwitz
Robert Jan van Pelt
Indiana University Press
Bloomington and Indianapolis
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The case for Auschwitz :
evidence from the Irving trial /
Robert Jan van Pelt.
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Includes bibliographical
references and index.
ISBN 0-253-34016-0 (alk. paper)
1. Irving, David John Caldwell,
1938–—Trials, litigation, etc.
2. Lipstadt, Deborah E.—
Trials, litigation, etc. 4. Trials
(Libel)—England—London.
5. Auschwitz (Concentration
camp). 6. Holocaust denial
literature—Great Britain. I. Title.
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(pbk. : alk. paper)
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Preparation and publication of The Case for Auschwitz was generously
assisted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the
following sponsors:
Douglas and Sandra Barton
Shirley Efroymson-Kahn
Ellen and Tom Ehrlich
in honor of Alvin Rosenfeld, Director, Jewish Studies Program,
Indiana University
Irving M. Glazer
Leonard and Ruth Goldstein
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Barton L. Kaufman
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CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgments 1x
1 • The Negationists' Challenge to Auschwitz 1
2 • Marshaling the Evidence for Auschwitz 66
3 • Intentional Evidence 137
4 • Confessions and Trials 224
5 • "Witnesses Despite Themselves" 293
6 • Auschwitz at the Irving Trial 399
Epilogue 494
Abbreviations 507
Notes 509
Bibliography 539
Index 553