ST. MARY'S NORTHCHURCH
UNITED BENEFICE OF NORTHCHURCH & WIGGINTON
St Mary's Film Club: Denial
Tue 18 Sept
|Northchurch Saint Mary's Church of Engla
Join us in the Parish Rooms for the next meeting of the St Mary's Film club for BAFTA nominated film, Denial. Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Time & Location
18 Sept 2018, 20:00
Northchurch Saint Mary's Church of Engla, 9 New Rd, Berkhamsted HP4 3QY, UK
About the Event
In 1993 in her book, Denying the Holocaust, historian Deborah Lipstadt described David Irving as "one of the most dangerous spokespersons of Holocaust denial.” Irving filed a libel law suit in the United Kingdom where the burden of proof lies on the defendant, not on the plaintiff.
The film describes the trial and how what was at stake was more than the reputation of two people but the record of history itself. At a time when anti-Semitism remains in the news this film is a timely reminder of the danger of false ideas.