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Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian and diplomat, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993), History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2005), The Eichmann Trial (2011), and Antisemitism: Here and Now (2019).
May 3, 2022 · Deborah E. Lipstadt was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 30, 2022 as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, with the rank of Ambassador. As Special Envoy, she leads efforts to advance U.S. foreign policy to counter antisemitism throughout the world.
Jun 23, 2021 · Deborah D. Lipstadt is an American Jewish historian of issues surrounding understanding the Holocaust, ranging from reception of news of the extermination of European Jews to denial of the existence of the Holocaust.
Lipstadt was an historical consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and helped design the section of the Museum dedicated to the American Response to the Holocaust. She was appointed by President Clinton to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council on which she served two terms.
Aug 3, 2021 · Emory historian Deborah E. Lipstadt is being nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, a position in the U.S. Department of State with the rank of ambassador.
May 18, 2023 · As a new U.S. envoy combating global antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt first acknowledges America’s surge in hate crimes. She is also navigating a debate about the very definition of...
Mar 31, 2022 · Deborah E. Lipstadt, professor of modern Jewish history and Holocaust studies, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, a State Department position with the rank of ambassador.
A digital archive of the 2000 David Irving v Deborah Lipstadt libel trial and educational resources to aid in debunking the myths of holocaust denial.
Apr 27, 2023 · Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, has been named to Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023.
Deborah Lipstadt is currently Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is probably best known for having been sued for libel by David Irving, one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers.