Holocaust industry
Holocaust Industry is a term coined by Jewish author Norman Finkelstein in the book The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering (2000). It refers to the argued systematic collection or extortion of funds from European countries by Jewish organizations, purportedly on behalf of Jewish "survivors" of the Holocaust.
History
Finkelstein argues that this industry is dishonest, that funds rarely reach those for whom it is purportedly collected, and that many of the organizations that claim to be concerned about the fate of Jews during the Second World War are in fact pushing agendas, such as the interests of Israel.
The often large-scale and commercialized Holocaust education can be considered another aspect of the Holocaust industry.
In a more general sense, the term "Holocaust industry" refers to using the Holocaust for various forms of pecuniary and other gains, such as in commercial Holocaust fictional descriptions. See also Holocaust motivations: Argued exploitation.
The book caused Finkelstein to be denied tenure.[1] Shortly thereafter, he resigned after an undisclosed agreement with the DePaul University.[2]
Former Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Abba Eban quipped "There’s no business like Shoa business".[3]
iVey
In 2013, Jewish developers made a holocaust theme game for smartphones aimed at children. The developers first proposed this to Nintendo who rejected it as it was not suitable for children. The developers branded Nintendo as antisemitic. An article describes the game:[4]
- The game features the character of a young boy named Hammed who lives in Gaza 2013. Hammed seeks to escape the reality of Israeli blockade and introduces us to his fantasy world. Don’t worry, I am just pulling your leg here. Bernard’s new game actually features the character of a young Jewish boy named Samuel during the Nazi occupation of France in 1942. Like all Palestinian kids in the present, fictional Samuel seeks to escape real life into his own fantasy world.
See also
- Claims Conference
- Holocaust motivations: Argued exploitation
- Holocaust education
- Holocaust fictional descriptions
- Benjamin Ferencz
- Nahum Goldmann
External links
- Auschwitz as Shoah Business
- A review of Norman Finkelstein’s The Holocaust Industry
- Finkelstein's Expose of the Holocaust Industry, A Review
- The Rise and Fall of the Holocaust Industry
- Could there be anything more twisted than these Holocaust fantasists? How more and more people are making up memoirs about witnessing Nazi crimes
- David Irving: Documents on Norman Finkelstein's controversies
- Codoh: Norman Finkelstein
References
- ↑ Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair
- ↑ Embattled US professor who accused Jews of using Holocaust to stifle criticism agrees to resign, The Associated Press, 5 September 2007
- ↑ There Is No Business Like Shoa Business. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/03/05/there-is-no-business-like-shoa-business/
- ↑ iVey- The new Smartphone Holocaust Game, 2013
