Holocaust Denial: An Antisemitic Fantasy

Abstract

When I first began working on the topic of Holocaust deniers, colleagues would frequently tell me I was wasting my time. “These people are dolts. They are the equivalent of flat-earth theorists,” they would insist. “Forget about them.” In truth, I thought the same thing. In fact, when I first heard of Holocaust deniers, I laughed and dismissed them as not worthy of serious analysis. Then I looked more closely and I changed my mind. Denial flies in the face of not just reams of documents, but of basic logic. The Holocaust has the dubious distinction of being the best documented genocide in the world. For deniers to be right, who would have to be wrong?