For those who want to get a handle on this controversy, heres a pdf of the debate between chomsky and gitta sereny, the author of a classic. Robert faurisson, was severely injured in a nearly fatal attack on september 16, 1989. Robert faurisson revisionistdeutschenglish i german victims german victims q customize 2 new j edit post delete cache howdy, eyes wide open german victims wir deutsche sind alle opfer. For more than 20 years, robert faurisson was europes foremost holocaust revisionist scholar. Plain facts plain facts response to jeanclaude pressac with contributions by robert faurisson, carlo mattogno, germar rudolf, and serge thion 2004 pdf r. Robert faurisson a revisionist life 1990 stormfront. The author of the communication, dated 2 january 1993, is robert faurisson, born in the united kingdom in 1929 and with dual frenchbritish citizenship.
By robert faurisson as the reader will have heard, in france, the person in charge of bocage has taken a final bow with the 6,000 th newsletter under that name. Les animaux ont tenu une place particuliere chez les faurisson. He was educated at a lycee in paris, and at the renowned sorbonne. Foreword to the original first report by robert faurisson.
The leuchter reports critical edition free ebook download as pdf file. One of his major projects was the design of a new gas chamber at the missouri state penitentiary at jefferson city. Robert faurisson, the leading holocaust denier in france. He was born on january 25, 1929, in shepperton, england. He was removed from his university chair, and later tried under this law and fined 7,500. Faurisson on the holocaust the holocaust historiography. Robert faurisson simple english wikipedia, the free.
Robert faurisson was born on january 25, 1929 in the uk as robert faurisson aitken. Introduction pierre vidalnaquet is professor at the ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales school of higher studies in the social sciences in paris and has been a very determined adversary of mine. Faurisson, as well as texts written by other revisionist authors from france, germany, switzerland, and other countries, without permission from the writers. Robert faurisson, born in the united kingdom in 1929 and with dual frenchbritish citizenship, currently residing in vichy, france. Chomsky and gitta sereny on the holocaust denier, robert faurisson.
Pope pius xiis revisionism, print book paperback favorable to the allies and obligingly helpful to the jews, pius xii was also a revisionist. Some elementary comments on the rights of freedom of. Robert faurisson over the years, which deal with the holocaust. I am rather of the opinion of the american author arthur robert butz, the number one revisionist. He died on october 21, 2018 in vichy, allier, france. Some time ago i was asked to sign a petition in defense of robert faurissons freedom of speech and expression. Robert faurisson, in which faurisson provides his own analysis of the paris debacle. The man, the scientist, and his method of exactitude, p. Lady michele renouf produced the dvd jailing opinions which explains the background to the. Dissecting marshals the work of more than a dozen researchers to subject the conventional.
Pupuceathena a ete offerte par les enfants faurisson a leurs parents. Lady michele renouf produced the dvd jailing opinions which explains the background to the zundel case and other persecutions of historical revisionists in european courts. Faurisson, as well as texts written by other revisionist authors from france, germany, switzerland, and other countries, without. Therefore, one is able to get an idea what will appear in dr. Born in 1929, educated at the sorbonne, professor faurisson taught at the university of lyon from 1974 until 1990. Robert faurisson on the charlie hebdo debacle darkmoon. In 1986 the nazi hunter serge klarsfeld suddenly announced in the french weekly vsd issue of may 29, p. Faurisson taught classical letters french, latin, greek before specialising. Along with leon poliakov, he is the author of a declaration, published in le monde on february 21, 1979.
The letter was a response to michael hoffmans queries to faurisson. In the united states a jewish professor takes the revisionist path. Faurisson taught classical letters french, latin, greek before specialising first in the analysis of modern and contemporary french literary texts and, finally, in the appraisal of texts and documents literature, history, media. This longawaited book was not actually written as a book, but rather is a collection of the writings of dr. At the end of a show on 26 december 2008 at the zenith in paris, dieudonne mbala mbala invited robert faurisson, an academic who has. One of europes most prominent holocaust revisionists, dr.
His extensive writings and many lectures, which were based on considerable research and study, enraged powerful enemies who waged a fierce, relentless campaign to silence him. Thus ends an endeavour remarkable for its range and for the mass of work devoted, since 1979, to informing us on developments in historical revisionism. He has attacked me in the academic and journalistic worlds and even in the courts. Robert faurisson is europes foremost holocaust revisionist scholar. The author does not invoke specific provisions of the covenant. I will get to the second matter at the end of this article. The blockbuster anthology that struck holocaust orthodoxy a body blow from which it has never recovered. Robert faurisson revisionist see other formats prof. The scandal largely dealt with the inclusion of an essay by american linguist noam chomsky, entitled some elementary comments on the rights of freedom of expression, as an introduction to faurisson s book, without chomskys knowledge or.
Response to a paper historian, by robert faurisson the unz. Robert faurisson was a britishborn french academic who became best known for holocaust denial. Fredrick toben, sent me a letter the other day written by dr. Faurisson and cole on the struthof gas chamber codoh. Robert faurisson was europes foremost holocaust revisionist scholar. As a boy and young man, he attended schools in singapore, japan, and in france. Robert faurisson has served as a respected professor of twentiethcentury french literature and document criticism for over four years at the university of lyon2 in france. For more than 30 years, french scholar robert faurisson was known as an intrepid, intellectually formidable, and courageous critic of the familiar holocaust narrative.
Robert faurisson, a french author and professor of literature at sorbonne university, doubted the existence of gas chambers for extermination purposes at. The scandal largely dealt with the inclusion of an. How the british obtained the confessions of rudolf hoss. At the end of a show on 26 december 2008 at the zenith in paris, dieudonne m bala mbala invited robert faurisson, an academic who has. Rudolf hoss was the first of three successive commandants of the auschwitz concentration camp.
Article 19 of the statutes of the international military. Jun 30, 2018 robert faurisson 10th ihr 1990 26 october 2014, 22. He published many controversial articles in the journal of. They differ in the focus of their revisionist agenda, but what they share is a clear. He claims to be a victim of violations of his human rights by france. The tribunal shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence. About edit some time ago i was asked to sign a petition in defense of robert faurissons freedom of speech and expression. May i remind your readers that this gas chamber is the only one which. This fact that explains his silence on the alleged. Ernst zundel was jailed for five years by a german court in 2007 for campaigning for free speech and real history. Introduction pierre vidalnaquet is professor at the ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales school of higher studies in the social sciences in paris and has been a very determined adversary of. The text of his masterly book, the hoax of the twentieth century, ends with this comment. How to understand and confront holocaust denial united for.
The faurisson affair was an academic controversy in the wake of a book, memoire en defense 1980, by french scholar robert faurisson, a holocaust denier. Specializing in close textual analysis, faurisson won widespread acclaim for his studies of texts by rimbaud and lautreamont. After the passing of the gayssot act against holocaust denial in 1990, faurisson was prosecuted and fined, and in 1991 he was dismissed from his academic post. The text of his masterly book, the hoax of the twentieth century, ends with this comment on the colossal german reparations. French author vincent reynouard sentenced to one year in prison. I added the emphasis of bold, italics, and underlined words to his text. If you decide to download this books free pdf or kindle file instead of. May i remind your readers that this gas chamber is the only one which enjoyed a real and complete expertise ordered by the accusers of germany. Pr chamber judgment network of concerned historians. Leuchter, 45, is an engineer living in boston, massachusetts, who specialized in the design of execution hardware used in prisons throughout the united states. He is often called the commandant of auschwitz, and the general public knows of him from a book published under the title commandant in auschwitz. Leuchter, 45, is an engineer living in boston, massachusetts, who specialized in the design of execution hardware used in prisons.
Dissecting marshals the work of more than a dozen researchers to subject the conventional historiography of the gas chambers, the six million, the postwar trials, and other linchpins of the extermination story to careful, precise, methodical, and withering analysis. Faurisson robert les temoins des chambres a gaz dauschwitz. Faurisson generated much controversy with a number of articles published in. As to robert faurisson personally, he was one of those rare men with a powerful, positive aura that made you feel good around him.
Monsieur faurisson, for some time now in france and not only in france you have found yoursellf at the center of a bitter controversy resulting from certain things. Robert faurisson, a french and british dual citizen, was born on january 25, 1929, in shepperton, england. Born in 1929 of a french father and a scottish mother, r. This french professor of literature is a holocaust denier.