⚠️ Historical Documentation Notice
This document is part of a historical archive and is presented for scholarly research and educational purposes.
The content reflects historical perspectives and should be understood within its historical context.
J. Barlament has some rather impertinent questions to put to How early is “too early”? I AM in my last year of a history major in college, and I’ve become interested in your work via my senior seminar. By reading excerpts from your books, criticisms, interviews, articles, and the transcript of your trial, I can say that I do not agree with the implications of most of your work.
However, I do believe that you were called an anti-Semite and holocaust denier too early in your career. This early designation most likely did effect your earning power and prestige in the world of historical scholarship. If you don’t mind, I have a few questions that I’d like to ask. Perhaps I have yet to read it in the trial transcript, but did you give evidence at the trial that proved that you had lost revenue and credibility due to Lipstadt, et al?
If so, how did you attempt to prove this? How early do you believe you were dismissed by the Jewish community? Were you ever given a chance by the Jews? Why did you travel to Germany to work at a steel factory when you had a bright academic future ahead of you (I believe you finished some ungodly sounding curriculum in high school)? I’m sorry to just barge in on you like this, but I thought I’d try to email you just to hear it from the proverbial horses mouth.
The above questions are just a few that I’d like to ask, but I don’t want to bore you with some long drawn out thing. You’re probably busy enough as it is. J. Barlament Related file on this website: