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The Case for Auschwitz The Case f r 0 Evidence from the Irving Trial Auschwitz Robert Jan van Pelt Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B Wells Library 350 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA iupress.indiana.edu First paperback edition 2016 © 2002 by Robert Jan van Pelt All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Manufactured in the United States of America The Library of Congress has cataloged the original edition as follows: Pelt, R. J. van (Robert Jan), date The case for Auschwitz : evidence from the Irving trial / Robert Jan van Pelt. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34016-0 (alk. paper) 1. Irving, David John Caldwell, 1938–—Trials, litigation, etc. 2. Lipstadt, Deborah E.— Trials, litigation, etc. 4. Trials (Libel)—England—London. 5. Auschwitz (Concentration camp). 6. Holocaust denial literature—Great Britain. I. Title. KD379.5.I78 P45 2002 345.41'0256—dc21 2001002615 ISBN 978-0-253-02298-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1 2 3 4 5 21 20 19 18 17 16 Preparation and publication of The Case for Auschwitz was generously assisted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following sponsors: Douglas and Sandra Barton Shirley Efroymson-Kahn Ellen and Tom Ehrlich in honor of Alvin Rosenfeld, Director, Jewish Studies Program, Indiana University Irving M. Glazer Leonard and Ruth Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Hart N. Hasten J. William Julian Barton L. Kaufman Herbert M. Levetown Sandy and Art Percy Frances M. and M. Mendel Piser Alvrone and Ron Sater Phyllis and Gary Schahet Mrs. Ruby Schahet Melvin Simon CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgments 1x 1 • The Negationists' Challenge to Auschwitz 1 2 • Marshaling the Evidence for Auschwitz 66 3 • Intentional Evidence 137 4 • Confessions and Trials 224 5 • "Witnesses Despite Themselves" 293 6 • Auschwitz at the Irving Trial 399 Epilogue 494 Abbreviations 507 Notes 509 Bibliography 539 Index 553
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