What is each side’s argument in this case?

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After watching the film Denial (2016)
Answer the below questions:
I. The below questions help guide you as you watch Denial (You only need to answer three of
the below questions):
 What is each side’s argument in this case?
 What is the defense team’s strategy?
 How is the topic of antisemitism addressed during the film?
 What primary sources does the defense team use to support its case?
 What are some of the big questions that this case explores (e.g., the limits of free
speech)?
II. Questions to Answer after Watching the Film (You only need to answer five of the below
questions):
• As the defense team identified how they would present its case, several decisions were made
with which Deborah Lipstadt did not initially agree, including not having her testify and not
having survivors testify at the trial. What was the thinking behind these decisions? What do you
think the team meant when they announced, “There is no strategy; we will box him in with the
truth”?
• What role did antisemitism play in this case? Do you think antisemitism was David Irving’s
motivation for denying the Holocaust and on what have you based your answer?
• What was your reaction to Justice Gray asking if someone can be honestly antisemitic or
honestly hold antisemitic views and whether someone can be accused of lying if they believe
what they are saying?
• Many secondary and primary sources were identified throughout the film (e.g., maps,
blueprints, drawings by survivors, reports). How were these sources used by each side? How was
it revealed that Irving manipulated primary sources?
• What was the purpose of the defense team visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau prior to the trial? What
stood out for you as you watched the group go to various sites at the camp?
• Lipstadt, while a strong believer in free speech, also stresses that not all opinions are equal.
Consider your own thoughts about “free speech,” and how, if at all, this case has caused you to
think about whether deliberate falsification of facts should be protected by free speech. Do you
agree or disagree with Lipstadt’s premise that “not all opinions are equal”? Why or why not?
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• There are a number of different groups represented in the film, think about the role of each to
ensure that the historical record of an event is accurate: historians, the legal profession, the press,
survivors.
• Lipstadt did not title her book “The Holocaust on Trial,” she titled it “History on Trial.” What
message was she trying to send by titling the book this way? How might Irving attempting to
deny the Holocaust be a cautionary tale for other genocides?
III. In light of the film and the other readings (Mastermind, Critical Thinking, and the
PDFs) Answer the broader applications questions. (You only need to answer three of the
below questions):
 Is there a distinction between proving the truth, and proving that someone is lying about
the truth?
 When is it right to speak up, and when is it right to stay silent in the face of denial of
history?
 What is the relationship between the denial of history, and the denial of science? Does the
notion of convergence of the evidence differ between history and science?
 What lesson does this trial teach about fighting conspiracy theories, especially those
theories that include the media as part of the conspiracy?
 This trial ended over 10 years ago, yet antisemitism remains active? In what ways do you
see antisemitism today? How do you battle it?
IV. Sources: Additional resources on the topic of Holocaust denial can be accessed at the
following websites:
US Holocaust Memorial Museum – Denial (https://www.ushmm.org/online/denial/)
Antisemitism Today – US Holocaust Memorial Museum Short Film IHRA
(https://www.ushmm.org/antisemitism/what-is-antisemitism/antisemitism-today)
Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion Holocaust Denial on Trial
(http://www.holocaustremembrance.com/working-definition-holocaust-denial-and-distortion)
American Jewish Committee (https://www.hdot.org)
The Nizkor Project (https://www.hdot.org)
Simon Wiesenthal Center (https://www.wiesenthal.com)
https://assets.ctfassets.net/r2fjqekz37jz/48KelEdeqV54u9N9rRKFeS/250cb403abeaf8f3a7b5ca5
0feae4180/DENIAL_Teacher_Discussion_Guide.pdf
Southern Poverty Law Center (http://www.splcenter.org)

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