Holocaust Denial on Trial
Explaining the myths and facts surrounding Hitler’s role in the Holocaust, Kristallnacht, and the Allied bombing of Dresden
How much violence and damage was inflicted on the German Jewish community and the Austrian Jewish community in the Kristallnacht pogrom? Holocaust deniers claim: During Kristallnacht, the damage to Jewish…
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Were the German perpetrators of Kristallnacht appropriately punished? In order to exonerate Hitler and the Nazi regime, Holocaust deniers claim: The German perpetrators who committed arson, murder, assault, and looting during…
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Who started the Kristallnacht pogrom? Holocaust deniers claim: “International Jewry” funded Herschel Grynszpan’s assassination of Ernst vom Rath. Then, they instigated the Kristallnacht pogrom in order to embarrass the German…
read more![Frankfurt synagogue burning on Kristallnacht. By Center for Jewish History, NYC [No restrictions or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_FrankfurtSynagogueBurning_KN3_500-500x315.jpeg)
Did Adolf Hitler try to stop the Kristallnacht pogrom? As a means of trying to exonerate Hitler, Holocaust deniers claim: When Adolf Hitler found out about the Kristallnacht pogrom he…
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How do we know Adolf Hitler authorized the Kristallnacht pogrom? As a means of exonerating Adolf Hitler, many Holocaust deniers claim: Adolf Hitler did not know about and did not…
read more![Jews being forced to walk with the star of David during the Kristallnacht in Nazi-Germany on the night of 9-10 November, 1938. See page for author [public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_JewsMarching_KN1_500-500x315.jpeg)
Introduction: What was Kristallnacht? Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”) was a violent state-sponsored pogrom authorized by Adolf Hitler. It took place throughout Germany and Austria on November 9 and 10, 1938.…
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If no one has found an order signed by Adolf Hitler for the extermination of the Jews, does this mean that the extermination of the Jews never happened? Holocaust deniers claim: No…
read more![Ruins in Dresden. By War Office official photographer, Taylor (Mr) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_RuinsDresden_D2_500-500x315.jpeg)
How many people were killed in the Dresden air raid? Holocaust deniers often use the Allied bombing of Dresden (February 13-14, 1945) as evidence of Allied war crimes. They do…
read more![From the 5th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1893-97) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_DresdenMap_D1_500-500x315.jpeg)
How do we know that Dresden was a legitimate military target? Holocaust deniers often use the Allied bombing of Dresden (February 13-14, 1945) as evidence of Allied war crimes. They…
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