Seven years ago, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Tom Lantos Archives on Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Denial, launched in 2009, is the world's foremost resource on this subject, serving legislators, policymakers, and researchers around the world.
The dedication of the Archives, and MEMRI's annual Capitol Hill event commemorating the dedication, have been attended by leading members of Congress. The following are some of their statements on these occasions:
"In April of 1945, after inspecting the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, General Dwight D. 'Ike' Eisenhower ordered all available American troops to go and witness the horrors he'd just seen. He also forced German citizens and officials from nearby towns to do the same… He understood that there must be a record, first-hand evidence, and incontrovertible answers to those who would deny the Holocaust. Ike's example is reflected in the work of the Middle East Media Research Institute. The institute's Antisemitism & Documentation Project provides clear, analytical monitoring of modern antisemitism so that today's injustices may be confronted in the clear light of truth…"
-John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, July 27, 2011
"I have never met a child two years old who hates anybody. It is taught. That is one of the great things we need to prevent from happening… In 2002, you may remember Tom hosted an event where they raised awareness about MEMRI's translation of a 41-part television series that was based on all of the worst stereotypes of the Jewish people… It is a marvelous initiative [the Archives]… MEMRI is to be commended for its continued efforts."
-Senator John Kerry, April 22, 2010
"With his example, brilliance, eloquence, commitment, and dedication, Tom Lantos left us a legacy and a responsibility, and that is why his cause is now our cause, and that is why his work –the work of the Lantos Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial Archives – is so important to all of us."
-Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, April 22, 2009
"I cannot think of a more fitting occasion on which to unveil the effort of the Lantos Foundation and the archives in connection with the work – the tremendous work that MEMRI does on behalf of peace, on behalf of justice, and on behalf of human rights."
-House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, April 22, 2009
The following are reports from the past year from MEMRI's Tom Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial.
To view the Tom Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial, visit http://www.memri.org/subject/en/51.htm
Inquiry and Analysis Series
Posts on Jordanian Queen Rania's Facebook Forum Question Veracity of Holocaust, Legitimacy of Israel's Existence
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 658 - January 25, 2011 - By: N. Maruani
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/4941.htm.
Jordanian Queen Rania's Clarification Following MEMRI Report On Holocaust Denial Posts On Her Facebook Page
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 660 - February 16, 2011 - By: N. Maruani
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/4950.htm.
MEMRI Third Annual Capitol Hill Event of the Lantos Archives on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 720 - August 2, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5527.htm.
Iranian E-Book: 'The Holocaust – The Jews' Greatest Lie'
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 745 - October 7, 2011 - By: Y. Mansharof & A. Savyon
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5705.htm.
Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Articles on Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Website
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 785 - January 13, 2012 - By: B. Chernitsky
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5992.htm.
Special Dispatch Series
Holocaust Denial Discussed on Iranian TV: There Were No Gas Chambers; You Cannot Squeeze 2,000 Jews into 100 Square Meters
Special Dispatch - No. 3536 - January 26, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/4945.htm.
In Advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Iranian 'Adolf Hitler Research Society' Website Shows How Holocaust Photos Were 'Doctored' By the Jews, and Iranian Website Publishes Series by French Holocaust Denier
Special Dispatch - No. 3538 - January 26, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/4948.htm.
British Holocaust Denier David Irving: The Zionists have Overplayed the Holocaust, and This has Tarnished the Zionist Cause
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/4946.htm.
Column in Saudi Daily Denies Holocaust, Criticizes Mandatory Holocaust Studies for Arab-Israeli Pupils
Special Dispatch - No. 3952 - June 28, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5413.htm.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 'If the Black Boxes of the Holocaust and of 9/11 Are Opened, Much Evidence Will Come to Light'
Special Dispatch - No. 3951 - June 28, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5412.htm.
Articles in Hamas Media on How Jews Gained From Holocaust: 'The Holocaust Is One of the Widest Doorways Through Which Jews Entered the Western World'
Special Dispatch - No. 3908 - June 13, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5364.htm.
Founders of the Egyptian Nazi Party: All We Want is World Supremacy for the Egyptian Race
Special Dispatch - No. 4170 - September 28, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5682.htm.
In Jordan and Gaza, Opposition to Teaching of Holocaust Studies at UNRWA Schools
Special Dispatch - No. 4203 - October 12, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5724.htm.
Holocaust Remembrance Conference in Morocco
Special Dispatch - No. 4226 - October 26, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5749.htm.
Following a Tour of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Saudi-Born Liberal Mansour Al-Hadj Describes Early Education in Saudi Arabia: 'We Didn't Learn that the Holocaust Was a Crime; Instead, We learned the Muslims Are Destined to Kill the Jews at the End of Days'
Special Dispatch - No. 4227 - October 26, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5750.htm.
Tehran Times Article Refuting Holocaust Relies On 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion,' Well-Known Holocaust Deniers
Special Dispatch - No. 4314 - November 25, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5853.htm.
'Zionism Researcher' Tamer Mustafa: Holocaust Is 'Lies'; The 'Spirit of Racism' Has 'Spread Like a Germ in the Mind of Every Jew' Since Their Exile To Babylon
Special Dispatch - No. 4322 - November 29, 2011
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/51/5863.htm.
MEMRI TV Clips
Footage: Palestinians in Lebanon Shown Saluting Nazi/Hizbullah Style
MEMRI TV Clip – No. 3285 -Palestinian Authority TV - January 24, 2012 - 00:51
To view the clip on MEMRI TV visit, http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/64/3285.htm.
Iranian Website Displays Antisemitic Cartoons about the Holocaust
MEMRI TV Clip – No. 2903 - The Internet - August, 2010 - 11:13
To view the clip on MEMRI TV visit, http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/64/2903.htm.
Founders of the Egyptian Nazi Party: All We Want is World Supremacy for the Egyptian Race
MEMRI TV Clip – No. 3131 - Dream 1 TV (Egypt) - September 22, 2011 - 06:18
To view the clip on MEMRI TV visit, http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/64/3131.htm.
Antisemitic Banner Raised at Egyptian Soccer Game: 'One Nation for New Holocaust'
MEMRI TV Clip – No. 3248 - The Internet - April 6, 2011 - 02:05
To view the clip on MEMRI TV visit, http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/64/3248.htm.
Egyptian Cleric Tawfiq Al-Afni Leads Pro-Al-Qaeda Demonstration in Tahrir Square, Threatens America and the Jews
MEMRI TV Clip – No. 3208 -The Internet - November 18, 2011 - 03:38
To view the clip on MEMRI TV visit, http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/64/3208.htm.
