Deborah E. Lipstadt

Deborah E. Lipstadt is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University's Department of Religion (currently on leave). She specializes in Holocaust Studies, Antisemitism, and Media & Religion intersections. Her groundbreaking works include History on Trial, detailing her legal victory against Holocaust denier David Irving, and The Eichmann Trial, analyzing its historical significance. Lipstadt has held leadership roles at the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and advised governmental bodies like the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and State Department. She was honored with the Albert D. Chernin Award and elected to the American Academy of Jewish Research.

Education: PhD (1976), MA (1972) from Brandeis University; BA (1969) from City College of New York. Key contributions include founding the HDOT website (funded by international grants), which combats Holocaust denial through legal documentation. She advises on religious freedom and has been a featured commentator on NPR, BBC, and major media outlets.

Her research explores intersections between history, law, and memory. The judge in her libel trial declared Irving a 'Holocaust denier, falsifier of history, racist, and anti-Semite,' a verdict cementing her role in preserving historical truth.