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Human Rights Extra Credit


 * Holocaust Denial **

It might surprise you to know that there exists a group of people who argue that the Holocaust did not happen at all, or that its extent has been greatly exaggerated. Holocaust Denial, sometimes called “Holocaust Revisionism,” is not accepted by mainstream historians.

For homework, please go to this website: []

If you have trouble typing it in, you can also enter “jewish virtual library holocaust denial” in Google, and it will be the top page displayed. If you do not have internet access at home, you may use the library’s computers. You may also use my computers after school.

As you work on this assignment, please keep the following two questions in mind (you do not have to produce written answers):
 * 1) Is the Jewish Virtual Library a legitimate source for academic research? What about the website would lead you to believe this?
 * 2) Does Holocaust Denial have any academic credibility at all, or is such a topic too absurd to even debate?

You will see that the website has two main sections: **The Movement: What You Should** Know and **Holocaust Denial Themes.**

For each of the 8 numbers under “The Movement, What You Should Know,” please write a brief summary of the answer to the question. The first one is done as an example. Write the rest of your answers for your assignment.

For each of the 5 numbers under “Holocaust Denial Themes,” write a brief summary of the Jewish Virtual Library’s refute of Holocaust Deniers’ claims. Again, the first one is done as an example. Write the rest of the answers for your assignment.

//Examples://

// The Movement: What You Should Know //

 * 1) **// 1. //** **// What is Holocaust denial? //**
 * A movement that denies that the Nazi genocide of Jews occurred. **

**// Holocaust Denial Themes //**

 * 1) **// 1. //** **// The Holocaust Did Not Occur Because There Is No Single "Master Plan" for Jewish Annihilation //**
 * An analysis of history shows that Hitler and his advisors gradually moved towards the “final solution” of killing all Jews. Hitler has been quoted as calling for the “extermination” of Jews. **


 * This assignment is due for 15 points BONUS on Thursday, March 22 **