ascanlon42

Hi Eva! I am an academic and author of the book Unravelled, which is a fictional work on the experiments of twins. I've read your work Children of the Flames several times and don't have a question right this second, but am here to be a friendly face in case deniers rear their ugly heads. Thank you so much for doing this. This is very brave!

I've also told my students about this AMA and hope some of them show up!

Sorry if I've been a bit snappy on here. I want to help out everyone who asks genuine questions...I just hate being baited by people with agendas, whether it be political or Holocaust deniers. I came here to share my profession, answer questions about the Holocaust and talk to people...not to debate the "Jewish conspiracy," talk about Israel and Palestine (and being labeled a propagandist for not wanting to discuss it) or the idea that the Holocaust either a myth or that the Jews did something to deserve it. That isn't scholarship, but quackery.

Yes, definitely. The fault of the cultural memory of the Holocaust is that it is put on a pedestal because of its sheer enormity and efficiency. But gross human rights abuse is gross human rights abuse.

Don't engage them. I know it's infuriating, but I've learned the hard way. They'll never listen. These dopes go to Auschwitz and try to bait tour guides.