The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering

`Bout half way thru the book now, and it's extremely well put together and with well documented sources.It was nice to see that Mr. Finkelstein hit home that there's been many, Holocausts / ethnic cleansings / genocides (though he doesn't specifically name them all, here's just a few; 90 million-ish Native American exterminated by Christians, Catholics, Jews, atheists, etc., etc; The Bolshevik Trotsky a.k.a. Lev Bronshtein committed genocide in about 1917-1921 murdering about 4 million gentiles and Christians; yet, the Bolsheviks once again committed genocide against the gentiles and Christians murdering 7-10 million Ukrainians in 1932-1933. The Bolsheviks were brutely cruel.In fact, since the Bolsheviks murder's wall came down, many things are now coming to life. Roughly 65-120 million gentiles and Christians were murdered from 1917 to 1989 by the Communists. Now that's genocide. It's a shame the Native Americans and Christians do not have a museum in Washington D.C. to remember their 10's of millions who died by genocide. (Wouldn't it be nice if the people of the jewish faith honored the genocide of the Native Americans by building a museum in the middle of Tel Aviv?)Mr. Finkelstein shows us time and time and time again what happens when a person brings up documentation that contradicts the propaganda that's been thrust upon us for years. Any group of people that refuses to have an honest debate seems to immediately begin character assassinating. The character assassination of someone who asks questions is an immediate red flag of someone hiding something.During the last few decades we have discovered that Hitler DID NOT make soap, lamp shades, etc, etc. out of people of the jewish faith. (I was told for decades that Hitler did do these nasty things. Apparently a group of people had lied to me for decades.) We have also discovered that Hitler DID NOT have any homicidal gas chambers within the borders of Germany. (I was told for decades that Hitler did have homicidal gas chambers inside Germany. Again, apparently a group of people had lied to me for decades.)In fact, the dead emaciated corpses I've seen in pictures and film were thoroughly examined by U.S. Military medical professionals when the camps were liberated, and those medical experts clearly stated that all the dead bodies found in German camps were from typhus, starvation, and other diseases.The fine outstanding International Red Cross (who were physically present doing their humanitarian deeds at the concentration camps during the war) witnessed about 30,000 inmates die in one month from typhus and starvation in the last 90 or so days of the war - and the Red Cross begged the allies to stop the bombing of railways and continue to let food and meds thru. The allies refused.The Red Cross' well documented numbers of people of the jewish faith who died in all of Hitler's camps differ greatly from what I was told for decades as a child. These documents were hidden in the hands of communists, and only released after their wall came down and files were made open to more eyes.In fact, when the Communists murder's wall did come down, the Jewish historians at Auschwitz immediately changed the number of Jewish deaths by millions. Apparently the Bolshivks who liberated the Polish camps kept records secret from us; and the number of dead inmates that I've been told for decades was a complete fabrication.So thank you Mr. Finkelstein for this insightful book. Thank you for letting me know that certain people pressured our Congress to take my property (tax $) and build a museum in D.C. for an event that never happened on our soil. How selfish can a group of people be?You've opened by eyes and exposed many, many more lies that have thrust upon the American people. Thank you sir.

An well written, exhaustive and comprehensive investigation.This is already a classic book on this subject.

As an Orthodox Jew, I support Professor Finkelstein who actually shows Jewish values by bringing to light extortionists who have profited off of the Holocaust by pretending to care about survivors but just use the money for themselves. Israel especially abuses the Holocaust as an excuse to deny Palestinians their human rights. Finkelstein will go down in history as a Jewish hero.

Where does the money go? Norman G. Finkelstein wants his readers to consider the financial interests behind those who keep the Nazi Holocaust alive in current memory, and the ways in which the Holocaust has been used to justify Israeli foreign policy. From Holocaust museums set up in every major U.S city, to the $1.25 billion dollar settlement that the WJC reached with Swiss bankers in 1998, Finkelstein argues that American Jewish elites have profited more from Holocaust memorial efforts than Holocaust survivors themselves, and have used the Holocaust as a means by which to solidify their own power and wealth.It is worth noting that Finkelstein does not seek to diminish the suffering of those who lived and died in Nazi concentration and work camps. Finkelstein acknowledges the travesty of the Holocaust itself, and openly criticizes those who have denied it. More importantly, Finkelstein seems intent on highlighting that gypsies, homosexuals, and handicapped individuals also died in the Holocaust, and have been largely forgotten from collective historical works. Finkelstein even goes so far as to note the pain and heartbreak of his own parents who labored in Auschwitz and Majdanek. Yes, Finkelstein is keenly aware of the fact that a great deal of people suffered in the Holocaust, and he channels the pain of these individuals into his book, where he spends the most part of it raging against an industry who has commodified and politicized their sufferings. Perhaps most insulting to Finkelstein, is that the same industry that has invested millions and millions of dollars in museums to educate the American public on the atrocities of the Holocaust has ultimately spent so little on actual Holocaust survivors.Full of less-than-flattering references to Eli Weisel and Edgar Bronfman, "The Holocaust Industry" raises important questions and ideas concerning how we view and examine the Holocaust. A tad preachy and hostile at times, Finkelstein clearly feels passionate about the subject, and holds a serious grudge against those who he feels have profited and exploited the Holocaust.

This well written book IS BIASED to the unpalatable TRUTH of how the USA and Israel have fabricated a false version of the Holocaust to use as the backdrop to justify their actions towards the peoples of the middle east and particularly the Palestinian Nation. Challenge yourself to read it...WARNING! It is unpleasent reading. Unpleasent, like in bitter medicine which you KNOW will ultimately help you BUT will be very difficult to swallow and digest. You definitely have to lay aside many basic assumptions you've had all your life...once you remove the veil from your minds eye ... challenge yourself to change the world...one mind at a time.

Great book to add to the collection.

GOY YOU ARE BEING FOOLED. JUDEO HAS NOTHING TO DO W CHRISTIAN AND WE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUFGER UNTIL WE REALIZE

UGLY TRUTH THEN, THEY JUST LYIE

Very interesting

Muito atual.

No es una obra literaria , es una fuente de información imprescindible para entender el gran negocio del victimismo sionista

It provides information supported by references to back up each statement. I like reading Norman Finkelstein's books and articles. He always brings factual data. And in this particular topic factual data is the most important thing to understand the problem.

Ottimo da non mancare ,,,,scritto molto bene , lo gia regalato ai altri amici , lo avevo gia letto e questa e la seconda volta ...