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| '''''The Holocaust Industry''''' is a book by ], an ] ]. He contends that leaders of the ] community inappropriately use the ] to seek reparations from European governments, and that actual Holocaust survivors are getting little. | '''''The Holocaust Industry''''' is a book by ], an ] ]. He contends that leaders of the ] community inappropriately use the ] to seek reparations from European governments, and that actual Holocaust survivors are getting little. | ||
| ⚫ | Finkelstein, son of Holocaust survivors, believes that many American Jews are not practising ], and have replaced it with mere fear of anti-Semitism and fund-raising for Jewish causes. His book has been criticised by some other scholars as being exaggerated. | ||
| Holocaust historian ], whose 'The Destruction of the European Jews' is a standard text , has said of the book, | |||
| ==Quotes== | |||
| ⚫ | ''"When I read Finkelstein's book, The Holocaust Industry, at the time of its appearance, I was in the middle of my own investigations of these matters, and I came to the conclusion that he was on the right track. I refer now to the part of the book that deals with the claims against the Swiss banks, and the other claims pertaining to forced labor |
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| ⚫ | "'The language he is using is anti-Semitic. His facts are wrong. His language is intemperate. He quotes me but he never spoke to me."'' | ||
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| -Elan Steinberg of the World Jewish Congress | |||
| "I believe he is pathetic. I simply don't accept him as a researcher." | |||
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| -Elan Steinberg of the World Jewish Congress | |||
| "His approach is totally destructive. I find it revolting." | |||
| ⚫ | Finkelstein believes that many American Jews are not practising ], and have replaced it with mere fear of anti-Semitism and fund-raising for Jewish causes. His book has been criticised by some other scholars as being exaggerated. |
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| Greville Janner, chairman of the Holocaust Educational Trust | |||
| ⚫ | "Holocaust historian Raul Hilberg, whose 'The Destruction of the European Jews' is a standard text , has said of the book, "When I read Finkelstein's book, The Holocaust Industry, at the time of its appearance, I was in the middle of my own investigations of these matters, and I came to the conclusion that he was on the right track. I refer now to the part of the book that deals with the claims against the Swiss banks, and the other claims pertaining to forced labor." | ||
| -Raul Hilberg | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 5 December 2003
The Holocaust Industry is a book by Norman G. Finkelstein, an American political scientist. He contends that leaders of the Jewish community inappropriately use the Holocaust to seek reparations from European governments, and that actual Holocaust survivors are getting little.
Finkelstein, son of Holocaust survivors, believes that many American Jews are not practising Judaism, and have replaced it with mere fear of anti-Semitism and fund-raising for Jewish causes. His book has been criticised by some other scholars as being exaggerated.
Quotes
"'The language he is using is anti-Semitic. His facts are wrong. His language is intemperate. He quotes me but he never spoke to me." -Elan Steinberg of the World Jewish Congress "I believe he is pathetic. I simply don't accept him as a researcher." -Elan Steinberg of the World Jewish Congress "His approach is totally destructive. I find it revolting." Greville Janner, chairman of the Holocaust Educational Trust "Holocaust historian Raul Hilberg, whose 'The Destruction of the European Jews' is a standard text , has said of the book, "When I read Finkelstein's book, The Holocaust Industry, at the time of its appearance, I was in the middle of my own investigations of these matters, and I came to the conclusion that he was on the right track. I refer now to the part of the book that deals with the claims against the Swiss banks, and the other claims pertaining to forced labor." -Raul Hilberg
External links
- Finkelstein's homepage
- Shoah business by Viktor Frölke
- The Holocaust Industry by Andrew Ross
- British Newspaper Article on "The Holocaust Industry" and Finkelstein