How is Holocaust denial antisemitic?

Answer 1

Jews claim that any person who questions their faith, or denies Holocaust accounts is a racist because they interpret it as a direct attack on their people and history.

AnswerWhile it is impossible to know what is at the heart of any person, Jews claim that any kind of Holocaust denial is a form of racism because it denies the facts put forth by Jewish scholars and historians, and questions the validity of Jewish history and tradition, and is therefore considered a form of racial discrimination.

However, even though some argue that the historically accepted view of events is in fact, corrupt, it may not necessarily mean the individual is racist, or even anti-semitic. Some may even argue that the debate is reduced to a conflict of races, or ethnic discrimination, for the purpose of detracting any further investigation into the facts at the root of the discussion; essentially making the topic socially taboo, and therefore difficult to discuss and research in open circles without being labeled a bigot. It is far easier to discredit someone when they are painted the fool, or uneducated, and ignorant to history and its lessons.

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Comment

The above answer refers to '[denying] the facts put forth by Jewish scholars and historians'. This remark unwittingly answers the actual quesion very neatly.

No, the Holocaust is not some Jewish tale told by 'Jewish scholars and historians'. It is accepted in all advanced countries by practically all academic historians. The Holocaust is part of the history of 20th century Europe, of World War 2 and of World History. In fact, you'll find that professional historians are utterly scathing about Holocaust denial. Please see the related question.

Reinstated material (following vandalism):AnswerImagine that your own parents and grandparents had been murdered and that years later someone told you that you all this was just 'in your head', that you were lying - and that you were told they had simply deserted you and run away to a remote part of the world. Surely you would feel that you were being cruelly mocked.

Holocaust denial mocks Jews; it's a form of Jew-baiting. Go figure ...

AnswerNext time you speak with some schmuck who tries to tell you that the Holocaust did not happen... smile, nod your head as if you are listening, and make your way to the nearest exit. You are clearly dealing with a person who is either incapable of learning, deranged to the point of being a public hazard, and/or a deliberate liar. Go to a public library, pick one of the hundreds of thousands of books, newsreels, films, documentaries, databases, firsthand accounts, confessions, etc, all attesting to this latest example of the seemingly unlimited supply of man's cruelty to man. Read some of these, until you feel sick to your stomach. Even better, take a trip to New York City, start looking for someone. You'll know him when you see him, the little old man, who can now barely walk down to the market every few days. If you can be crude enough, and have the testicular fortitude, ask him to tell you the story behind that nifty tattoo he sports on his wrist.

Don't listen to idiots. Be a mensch. Read and learn. Learn the lessons history has to teach, lest we make the same mistakes.

Because there are living survivors who went through horrible trauma. They tell their story so that type of genocide won't take place in the world again. When people deny the Holocaust's existence, they are ignoring an enormous tragedy that should affect the entire species' way of thinking about war and death.

And - if you have a shred of imagination - just think how you would feel if you or someone you loved, had been put through hell - and then some nasty lil nazi told you it was all in your 'tiny little mind'