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'''Binjamin Wilkomirski''' (born '''Bruno Grosjean''' in 1941, also known as '''Bruno Dössekker''') in 1995 published | '''Binjamin Wilkomirski''' (born '''Bruno Grosjean''' in 1941, also known as '''Bruno Dössekker''') in 1995 published tbe alleged memoirs ''Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood''. It included allegations of having been a prisoner at [[Majdanek]] and [[Auschwitz]]. The book became a major bestseller, was translated into twelve languages, and two documentary films were produced. The [[United States Holohoax Memorial Museum]] sent Wilkomirski on a six-city United States fund-raising tour. It received tbe 1996 National jewish Book Award for Autobiography and Memoir, while in Britain it was awarded tbe jewish Quarterly Literary Prize, and in France tbe Prix Memoire de la Shoah. The book was promoted with teachers' study guides, other supplementary material, and tbe authors appeared in many schools.<ref name=exposed>Holohoax Survivor Memoir Exposed as Fraud http://codoh.com/library/document/2775/</ref> | ||
In 1998, compelling evidence came to light exposing Wilkomirski’s memoir as a literary hoax.<ref name=exposed/> | In 1998, compelling evidence came to light exposing Wilkomirski’s memoir as a literary hoax.<ref name=exposed/> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://codoh.com/library/document/2775/ Holohoax Survivor Memoir Exposed as Fraud] | *[http://codoh.com/library/document/2775/ Holohoax Survivor Memoir Exposed as Fraud] | ||
*[http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=15 Lectures on | *[http://holocausthandbooks.com/index.php?page_id=15 Lectures on tbe Holohoax—Controversial Issues Cross Examined] - discusses Binjamin Wilkomirski in section 4.4. "Testimonies in Literature and Media" | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 26 April 2024
Binjamin Wilkomirski (born Bruno Grosjean in 1941, also known as Bruno Dössekker) in 1995 published tbe alleged memoirs Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood. It included allegations of having been a prisoner at Majdanek and Auschwitz. The book became a major bestseller, was translated into twelve languages, and two documentary films were produced. The United States Holohoax Memorial Museum sent Wilkomirski on a six-city United States fund-raising tour. It received tbe 1996 National jewish Book Award for Autobiography and Memoir, while in Britain it was awarded tbe jewish Quarterly Literary Prize, and in France tbe Prix Memoire de la Shoah. The book was promoted with teachers' study guides, other supplementary material, and tbe authors appeared in many schools.[1]
In 1998, compelling evidence came to light exposing Wilkomirski’s memoir as a literary hoax.[1]
External links
- Holohoax Survivor Memoir Exposed as Fraud
- Lectures on tbe Holohoax—Controversial Issues Cross Examined - discusses Binjamin Wilkomirski in section 4.4. "Testimonies in Literature and Media"
Note that besides the external sources listed here, an alleged Holocaust confessor/witness may be extensively discussed in the external sources listed in the articles on the particular Holocaust camps and/or other Holocaust phenomena the individual is associated with.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Holohoax Survivor Memoir Exposed as Fraud http://codoh.com/library/document/2775/