Moshe Friedman

Moshe Aryeh Friedman ( ; born in 1972 in Brooklyn , NY , USA ) currently living in Vienna , Austria is a former anti-Zionist political activist. He is best known for his participation in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust held in 2006 in Tehran , Iran . While often called by the title of " Rabbi " in the media , his status as a rabbi has been challenged by Rabbi Yona Metzger , the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. "Holocaust deniers gather in Iran for 'scientific' conference" , The Guardian , December 12, 2006. He said recent research suggested the true figure was about one million." Boycott Jews who attended Iran conference, top rabbi urges , CBC , December 14, 2006. One of those men introduced himself as the chief rabbi of Austria — and he's not even a rabbi.'" "Vienna Jewish community bars rabbi who attended Iran Holocaust conference" , European Jewish Press , January 17, 2007. "The community also denied his status as a rabbi and executed a "Herem" or excommunication on him. While often called by the title of rabbi in the media, Friedman has never received 'smicha' or rabbinical ordination. His status as a rabbi has been challenged by Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger."

Moshe Aryeh Friedman is a haredi rabbi who spoke at the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust . In 2006, Friedman participated in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust , with his position that "I am not a denier of the Holocaust, but I think it is legitimate to cast doubt on some statistics." He says that the figure of 6 million deaths during The Holocaust is from a prophecy made before World War II ; and that the actual figure is closer to one million deaths. His children were expelled from the Talmud Torah school they were attending in Austria, where the family lived. He says it was because of his participation in the Holocaust conference; the school says its fees were not paid. After being banned from the Jewish community in Austria, he moved to New York City . Because no schools in Antwerp, where he moved in 2011, would admit his children, he went to court and in 2012 won a case that ordered a Jewish school for girls to admit his two sons or face heavy fines. In February 2013, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s decision. "In Antwerp, a haredi pariah forces school to go coed" , Jewish Telegraphic Agency , 8 January 2013. The Washington Post . 27 January 2007 . European Jewish Press . 17 January 2007 . New York Post . 4 December 2011 . Court forces Jewish school to admit sons of anti-Zionist . Antwerp girls' school forced to admit boys – Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews .

Moshe Aryeh Friedman (born 1972, Brooklyn ), currently living in Antwerp, Belgium is a practicing Orthodox Jew . When speaking to the media he introduces himself as Rabbi Moshe Friedman, but his status as Rabbi has been questioned and challenged by the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel , Yona Metzger . "Rabbi" Friedman does not find this particularly troubling since he opposes the existence of Israel and therefore does not recognize Rabbi Metzger's authority. His views are somehow close to the Satmar Hassidic group , but he is not affiliated with them. Officials of the Austrian Jewish Community claim that he has not proven that he has completed the rabbinical studies required to earn the title and he was actually expelled from the Board of the Vienna Jewish Community. The Central Israelite Consistory of Belgium in 2014 also stated that he has no right to bear the title rabbi in Belgium. In 2006, Friedman participated in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust , stating, "I am not a denier of the Holocaust, but I think it is legitimate to cast doubt on some statistics." He said that the figure of 6 million deaths during the Holocaust was from a prophecy made before World War II and that the actual figure was closer to one million. His children were expelled from the Talmud Torah school in Austria where the family lived. He said it was because of his participation in the Holocaust conference; the school said its fees were not paid. After being banned from the Jewish community in Austria in 2007, he moved to New York City . His family moved to Antwerp in 2011. Because no schools would admit his children, he sued and in 2012 the court ordered a Jewish school for girls to admit his two sons or face heavy fines. In February 2013, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court. * "The Strange Case of Mosheh Friedman" . "Joodse Palestina-activist misbruikt titel van Rabbijn" (in Dutch). The Washington Post . 27 January 2007 . New York Post . 4 December 2011 . Antwerp girls' school forced to admit boys – Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews .