Holocaust DenialHolocaust Denial

Why do some people not believe Why do some people not believe in the Holocaust?in the Holocaust?

What is Holocaust Denial?What is Holocaust Denial?

• Holocaust Denial is a propaganda Holocaust Denial is a propaganda movement in the United States, Canada movement in the United States, Canada and Western Europe.and Western Europe.

• They seek to deny the reality of the Nazi They seek to deny the reality of the Nazi regime’s systematic mass murder of six regime’s systematic mass murder of six million Jews, Homosexual, and Gipsy million Jews, Homosexual, and Gipsy people.people.

Why Do Some People not Believe? Why Do Some People not Believe? The answers are here.The answers are here.

• Some Holocaust Deniers believe that the Some Holocaust Deniers believe that the Holocaust was made up out of Jewish Holocaust was made up out of Jewish guilt.guilt.

• They also believe that the Jewish people They also believe that the Jewish people only wanted the media to notice them.only wanted the media to notice them.

• Some think that the Jews brought Hitler Some think that the Jews brought Hitler into power to destroy Germanyinto power to destroy Germany.

Who started this Movement?Who started this Movement?

• The Nazi party itself started this The Nazi party itself started this movement.movement.

• They call it “The Final Solution to the They call it “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question.”Jewish Question.”

• The people in the movement tried to find The people in the movement tried to find proof that the Holocaust was never real.proof that the Holocaust was never real.

Where is Holocaust Denial Today?Where is Holocaust Denial Today?

• It is active in the United States with these It is active in the United States with these people: Mark Webber, Bradly Smith, and people: Mark Webber, Bradly Smith, and Fred Leuchter.Fred Leuchter.

• It is also active in other countries such as: It is also active in other countries such as: Canada, England, France, Italy, and Canada, England, France, Italy, and Sweden.Sweden.

Are There Laws?Are There Laws?

• In Canada and Western Europe people have In Canada and Western Europe people have been successfully prosecuted for hate, crime been successfully prosecuted for hate, crime laws.laws.

• In the United States, however, they can not do In the United States, however, they can not do this to people who deny the Holocaust.this to people who deny the Holocaust.

• The reason they may not do this is because of The reason they may not do this is because of the First Amendment what guaranteesthe First Amendment what guarantees that you will have freedom of speech. will have freedom of speech.

Annotated Links

• http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org • This site is a mostly Holocaust Denial site.

It tells you who started this proproganda movement called Holocaust Denial.

• http://www.ushmm.org• This website has regular info about the

Holocaust.• http://www.history1900s.about.com • It has Holocaust Resources.

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