“In England, I had to prove that what I wrote was not libel. I wanted a trial that proved [I] was right when [I] called David Irving a denier.”
473: Deborah E Lipstadt
Shoah Historian
Born: 18 March 1947, New York City, New York, United States of America
Deborah is currently serving as the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History & Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Georgia.
She is most known for her groundbreaking books Denying the Holocaust, History on Trial: My Day In Court With a Holocaust Denier, and The Eichmann Trial.
Her memoir Denial was turned into a Hollywood film starring Rachel Weisz chronicling her trial against a Holocaust Denier who accused her of defamation of character. The Trailer is linked to the left.
Badges Earned:
Located In My Personal Library:
Denial by Deborah Lipstadt
Sources:
http://religion.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/lipstadt-deborah.html