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She is a Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University .1David Irving sued her and her publishers, Penguin Books in British court, after she accused him of Holocaust denial , the exact words were "a Hitler partisan". Lipstadt won the case .2 Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . In 1994 she was appointed by Bill Clinton to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.3
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(born March 18, 1947, New York City ) is an American historian and author of the book Denying the Holocaust .She is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University .She received her BA from City College of New York and her MA and PhD from Brandeis University . Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . In 1994, she was appointed by Bill Clinton to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, on which she served two terms.
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Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian , best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993) and The Eichmann Trial (2011).She is currently the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University . She received her BA from City College of New York , and her MA and PhD from Brandeis University . Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . In 1994 she was appointed by Bill Clinton to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council , serving two terms.
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Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian , best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993), History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2005), The Eichmann Trial (2011), and Antisemitism: Here and Now (2019).Since 1993 she has been the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta , Georgia , United States. Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . In 1994, President of the United States Bill Clinton appointed her to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council , and she served two terms.
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American diplomat and Holocaust historian (born 1947) Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian and diplomat, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993), History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2005), The Eichmann Trial (2011), and Antisemitism: Here and Now (2019). Since 1993 she has been the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta , Georgia , US. Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . In 1994, President of the United States Bill Clinton appointed her to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council , and she served two terms. She was confirmed by voice-vote on March 30, 2022, and sworn in on May 3, 2022.Lipstadt was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.The Times of Israel .The Times of Israel .United States Department of State .
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American diplomat and Holocaust historian (born 1947) Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian and diplomat, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993), History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2005), The Eichmann Trial (2011), and Antisemitism: Here and Now (2019). Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . In 1994, President of the United States Bill Clinton appointed her to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council , and she served two terms. She was confirmed by voice-vote on March 30, 2022, and sworn in on May 3, 2022. She served in that position until January 2025. Lipstadt was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel . United States Department of State .
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american historian and author of the book denying the holocaust
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american historian and diplomat
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