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| {{Short description|Swiss Holocaust denier (1951–2025)}} | |||
| {{for|the German lawyer and judge|Jürgen-Peter Graf}} | |||
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| | name = Jürgen Graf | | name = Jürgen Graf | ||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1951|08|15}} | ||
| | birth_place = ], Switzerland | | birth_place = ], Switzerland | ||
| | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|01|14|1951|08|15}} | |||
| | nationality = Swiss | |||
| | death_place = Basel, Switzerland | |||
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| nationality = Swiss | ||
| ⚫ | | occupation = Teacher, author, translator | ||
| | known_for = Holocaust denial | |||
| | criminal_charges = Holocaust denial | |||
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| '''Jürgen Graf''' ( |
'''Jürgen Graf''' (15 August 1951 – 14 January 2025) was a Swiss author, teacher and ].<ref name="HDIM">{{Cite book |last=Atkins |first=Stephen E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9Uj6u6b-ZIC |title=Holocaust Denial as an International Movement |publisher=Praeger Publishers |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-313-34538-8 |location=Westport, CT |pages=134–135}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdot.org/en/learning/myth-fact/graves1.html |title=Learning Tools : Myth/Fact Sheets : There Are No Mass Graves At Treblinka |publisher=HDOT |date=11 March 2013 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg |first=Jonah |url=http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/09/22/a-brief-history-of-iranian-holocaust-denial/ |title=A Brief History of Iranian Holocaust Denial " Commentary Magazine |publisher=Commentarymagazine.com |date=22 September 2013 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.adl.org/holocaust/denial_me/western_deniers.html |title=Western Deniers in the Middle East |publisher=Archive.adl.org |access-date=30 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825055225/http://archive.adl.org/holocaust/denial_me/western_deniers.html |archive-date=25 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midstreamthf.com/0401/feature.html |title=Midstream Magazine |publisher=Midstreamthf.com |access-date=30 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074550/http://www.midstreamthf.com/0401/feature.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Israeli |first1=Raphael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mOb452lYsJIC&q=jurgen+graf+denier&pg=PA104 |title=Muslim Anti-Semitism in Christian Europe: Elemental and Residual Anti-Semitism - Raphael Israeli - Google Books |date=31 December 2011 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=978-1-4128-1555-0 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> From August 2000 he was living in exile, later in his life in Russia, working as a translator, with his wife.<ref name="HDIM" /> | ||
| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Graf studied ] at the ]; ], ] and ], and in 1979 completed his ].<ref name="HDIM" /><ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?author_id=3</ref><ref>http://inconvenienthistory.com/columnists/jurgen-graf.php</ref> |
Born in ], Graf studied ] at the ]; ], ] and ], and in 1979 completed his ].<ref name="HDIM" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?author_id=3|title=Holocaust Handbooks: Jürgen Graf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inconvenienthistory.com/columnists/jurgen-graf.php |title=Juergen Graf « Inconvenient History |access-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630195524/http://inconvenienthistory.com/columnists/jurgen-graf.php |archive-date=30 June 2013 }}</ref> He spent several years working as a ] teaching languages and later taught German at a ] school in ].<ref name="HDIM" /> On his return to Basel, he worked as interrogator of ] at the receiving agency on the repurposed ] cruise ship ''Basilea''. He described his experiences in his 1990 book ''The Ship of Fools'' (''Das Narrenschiff''), over which he was accused of ]. | ||
| By the early 1990s Graf was a convert to |
By the early 1990s, Graf was a convert to ], and was introduced to the field by his friend and retired school teacher Arthur Vogt through the works of ], ] and ].<ref name="HDIM" /> During the 1990s, he published several Holocaust denial works, his first titled ''The Holocaust on trial: Eyewitness accounts versus natural laws'' (''Der Holocaust auf dem Prüfstand: Augenzeugenberichte versus Naturgesetze''),<ref name="HDIM" /><ref name="JGHADP">{{Cite book |last=Graf |first=Jürgen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQFWAAAAYAAJ |title=Der Holocaust auf dem Prüfstand: Augenzeugenberichte versus Naturgesetze |publisher=Guideon Burg Verlag |year=1993 |isbn=978-3-9520382-0-8 |location=Burg |language=de |trans-title=The Holocaust on trial: Eyewitness Accounts versus the Laws of Nature}}</ref> several of his later books co-authored with the Italian Holocaust denier ].<ref name="HDIM" /> Graf distributed his book to journalists and parliamentarians, establishing a reputation as a Holocaust denier. As the result, he was dismissed from his teaching position; he was later employed in a private school in Basel, teaching German to foreign students.<ref name="HDIM" /> | ||
| Graf's publications eventually led Swiss authorities to prosecute him for violating Swiss anti-racism laws.<ref name="HDIM" /> Graf and his then |
Graf's publications eventually led Swiss authorities to prosecute him for violating Swiss anti-racism laws.<ref name="HDIM" /> Graf and his then-publisher, Gerhard Förster, were tried by a Swiss court in July 1998; Graf was sentenced to a substantial fine and 15 months imprisonment.<ref name="HDIM" /> He fled the country while awaiting his appeal, travelling through Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, ending in Iran, where a group of Iranian Holocaust deniers sheltered him in ].<ref name="HDIM" /> Graf subsequently relocated to Moscow, Russia, where he met and married a Belarusian woman in 2001.<ref name="HDIM" /> He lived and worked in Moscow as a translator until 2018.<ref name="m"> {{in lang|de}}</ref><ref name="HDIM" /> | ||
| Graf died on 14 January 2025, at the age of 73.<ref name="m"> {{in lang|de}}</ref> | |||
| ==Writings== | |||
| *''The Giant With Feet of Clay: ] and his Standard Work on the "Holocaust".'' 2nd edition, 146 pp. pb, 6"×9", 5 illustrations, bibliography, index. Published by ] (Uckfield, UK) in Jan. 2015; ISBN 9781591480785<ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=3</ref> | |||
| *'']: ] or ]?'' 2nd, revised edition, 370 pp. pb, 6"×9", 35 illustrations, bibliography, index. Published by ] (Washington, D.C.) in Dec. 2010; ISBN 9780984631216<ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=8</ref> | |||
| *''] ]: A Historical and Technical Study.'' 3rd, corrected and expanded edition, 349 pp. pb, 6"×9", 66 illustrations, bibliography, index. Published by The Barnes Review (Washington, D.C.) in Jan. 2012; ISBN 9781591481034<ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=5</ref> | |||
| *''Holocaust Revisionism-The Arguments.'' Historical Review Press 240p ISBN 0-906879-47-7 ISBN 978-0906879474 | |||
| *'']: Holocaust Propaganda and Reality''. 434 pp. pb, 6"×9", 22 illustrations, bibliography, index. Published by The Barnes Review (Washington, D.C.) in May 2010; ISBN 9780981808543<ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=19</ref> | |||
| * The "Extermination Camps" of "]": An Analysis and Refutation of Factitious "Evidence," Deceptions and Flawed Argumentation of the "Holocaust Controversies" Bloggers, 2nd, slightly corrected edition, Set of 2 tomes with a total of 1396 pages. (sold as a set only; Tome 1: 712 pp. ISBN 9781591480877; Tome 2: 684 pp. ISBN 9781591480884), pb, 6"×9", bibliography, Published by Castle Hill Publishers (Uckfield, UK) in Apr. 2015; ISBN 9781591480358<ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=28</ref> | |||
| *Concentration Camp ]—and its Function in National Socialist Jewish Policy. 3rd, revised and expanded edition, 178 pp. pb, 6"×9", bibliography, index. Published by Castle Hill Publishers (Uckfield, UK) in Jan. 2015; ISBN 9781591480808<ref>http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=4</ref> | |||
| * Auschwitz Confessions and Testimonies: A Critical Analysis. 2016 | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 21 January 2025
Swiss Holocaust denier (1951–2025) For the German lawyer and judge, see Jürgen-Peter Graf.
| Jürgen Graf | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jürgen Graf (1951-08-15)15 August 1951 Basel, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 January 2025(2025-01-14) (aged 73) Basel, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, author, translator |
| Known for | Holocaust denial |
| Criminal charges | Holocaust denial |
Jürgen Graf (15 August 1951 – 14 January 2025) was a Swiss author, teacher and Holocaust denier. From August 2000 he was living in exile, later in his life in Russia, working as a translator, with his wife.
Background
Born in Basel, Graf studied philology at the University of Basel; English, Romance and Scandinavian studies, and in 1979 completed his licentiate. He spent several years working as a school teacher teaching languages and later taught German at a Taipei school in Taiwan. On his return to Basel, he worked as interrogator of asylum seekers at the receiving agency on the repurposed Rhine cruise ship Basilea. He described his experiences in his 1990 book The Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff), over which he was accused of xenophobia.
By the early 1990s, Graf was a convert to Holocaust denial, and was introduced to the field by his friend and retired school teacher Arthur Vogt through the works of Serge Thion, Arthur Butz and Wilhelm Stäglich. During the 1990s, he published several Holocaust denial works, his first titled The Holocaust on trial: Eyewitness accounts versus natural laws (Der Holocaust auf dem Prüfstand: Augenzeugenberichte versus Naturgesetze), several of his later books co-authored with the Italian Holocaust denier Carlo Mattogno. Graf distributed his book to journalists and parliamentarians, establishing a reputation as a Holocaust denier. As the result, he was dismissed from his teaching position; he was later employed in a private school in Basel, teaching German to foreign students.
Graf's publications eventually led Swiss authorities to prosecute him for violating Swiss anti-racism laws. Graf and his then-publisher, Gerhard Förster, were tried by a Swiss court in July 1998; Graf was sentenced to a substantial fine and 15 months imprisonment. He fled the country while awaiting his appeal, travelling through Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, ending in Iran, where a group of Iranian Holocaust deniers sheltered him in Tehran. Graf subsequently relocated to Moscow, Russia, where he met and married a Belarusian woman in 2001. He lived and worked in Moscow as a translator until 2018.
Graf died on 14 January 2025, at the age of 73.
References
- ^ Atkins, Stephen E. (2009). Holocaust Denial as an International Movement. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-0-313-34538-8.
- "Learning Tools : Myth/Fact Sheets : There Are No Mass Graves At Treblinka". HDOT. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- Goldberg, Jonah (22 September 2013). "A Brief History of Iranian Holocaust Denial " Commentary Magazine". Commentarymagazine.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Western Deniers in the Middle East". Archive.adl.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Midstream Magazine". Midstreamthf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- Israeli, Raphael (31 December 2011). Muslim Anti-Semitism in Christian Europe: Elemental and Residual Anti-Semitism - Raphael Israeli - Google Books. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-1555-0. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Holocaust Handbooks: Jürgen Graf".
- "Juergen Graf « Inconvenient History". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- Graf, Jürgen (1993). Der Holocaust auf dem Prüfstand: Augenzeugenberichte versus Naturgesetze [The Holocaust on trial: Eyewitness Accounts versus the Laws of Nature] (in German). Burg: Guideon Burg Verlag. ISBN 978-3-9520382-0-8.
- ^ Jürgen Graf ist tot (in German)
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