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25 Years Later, Holocaust Denial Still Demands Action

JL;DR SUMMARY Deborah Lipstadt's victory in a landmark 2000 libel trial against Holocaust denier David Irving is revisited as she and other experts discuss the ongoing challenges of Holocaust denial and antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust DenialDeborah LipstadtHolocaust EducationAnti Israel SentimentGlobal AntisemitismDavid IrvingLibel TrialTruth And MemorySoft Core Denial

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London, United Kingdom
"In early April 2000, after a month-long libel trial in London that attracted global attention, Deborah Lipstadt had her memorable day in court..."
Austria
"He moved to Austria and in 2005 was convicted there for violating a national law prohibiting Nazi activities, serving one year of a three-year sentence."
New York, United States
"Lipstadt, who was appointed by President Biden and served a three-year stint as U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, reflected on the case and its impact at the Streicker Center in New York last Tuesday evening."
Paris, France
"At evenings end, Lipstadt recalled a comment made to her recently by a former prime minister of France at a conference they attended in Paris and which she found quite moving."

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