In 1993, Lipstadt published “ Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory.” Although the book was well-received by her colleagues, it barely registered outside of the academy. Lipstadt’s surrealistic experience began well before Rachel Weisz was cast to play her. “It’s surreal,” Lipstadt told JewishBoston of her newfound fame. And while she has been a recognized scholar of Holocaust history for decades, with the release of “Denial” she is poised to be recognized beyond academia. Lipstadt received her doctorate in Jewish history from Brandeis in 1976. 7, as well as to accept the Brandeis University Alumni Achievement Award. She was recently in Boston to talk about her work and the film, which opens in town Oct. Lipstadt and her work are given the Hollywood treatment in a new film aptly titled “ Denial,” the story of her legal battle with David Irving, a well-known anti-Semite and bigot who sued her for libel in England.
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