Ernst Zündel
German neo-Nazi (1939-2017)
Ernst Christof Friedrich Zündel (April 24, 1939 – August 5, 2017) was a German[1][2] publisher and pamphleteer known for promoting Holocaust denial.[3][4] He was jailed several times: in Canada for publishing literature "likely to incite hatred against an identifiable group", and on charges of being a threat to national security; in the United States, for overstaying his visa; and in Germany for charges of "inciting racial hatred".[5][6][7]
Ernst Zündel | |
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 Zündel in 1992 | |
| Born | Ernst Christof Friedrich Zündel April 24, 1939 |
| Died | August 5, 2017 (aged 78) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Spouse(s) | Janick Larouche (1959–1975, div.), Irene Margarelli (1996–1997, div.), Ingrid Rimland (2001–2017, his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Zündel died at his home in Germany, of a suspected heart attack, on August 5, 2017.[8]
References
change- ↑ "Zundel won't appeal deportation, lawyer says" Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, CTV.ca, February 6, 2005 (accessed July 26, 2008): Canadian Justice Pierre Blais denounced Zundel as a Hitler sympathizer determined to propagate the neo-Nazi movement
- ↑ Burns, J.F. "Canada Puts Neo-Nazi's Ideas on Trial, Again", The New York Times, March 30, 1988 (accessed July 26, 2008)
- ↑ "Ernst Zundel", Anti-Defamation League (accessed July 26, 2008)
- ↑ "Ernst Zundel sentenced to 5 years for Holocaust denial", cbcnews.ca, February 15, 2007 (accessed July 26, 2008)
- ↑ Connolly, Kate (February 16, 2007). "Holocaust denial writer jailed for five years". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ CBC News (March 2, 2005). "Trial could turn Zundel into neo-Nazi martyr: observer".
- ↑ Irwin, Anna C. (February 8, 2003). "Renowned Neo-Nazi activist held in Blount County jail". The Daily Times. Maryville, Tennessee.
- ↑ "Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel dead at age 78". CTV. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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