| Sabina Citron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928 Lodz, Poland |
| Residence | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Known for | Holocaust survivor; founder and spokesman of the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association; author |
Sabina Citron (born in 1928) is a Holocaust survivor. She is a founder and spokesman of the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association, charged a Nazi propagandist with incitement to racial hatred against the Jewish people, and prevailed in a civil law suit for libel against Imre Finta. She is also the author of The Indictment.
Early life [link]
Citron was born in Lodz, Poland.[1] She performed forced labor in an ammunition factory during World War II.[1] Later during the Holocaust, she was incarcerated in Auschwitz concentration camp, where her oldest brother died.[1][2] The majority of her extended family was killed during the Holocaust.[1] She moved to Israel in 1948, later immigrated to Toronto, Canada, and now lives in Jerusalem, Israel.[1]
Later life [link]
Citron became a founder and spokesman of the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association.[3][4][5][6][7] In 1983 Citron charged Nazi propagandist Ernst Zündel, a Holocaust denier and pamphleteer, under the Criminal Code of Canada with incitement to racial hatred against the Jewish people.[8][1][9][10] The case was taken over by the Crown, and Zündel was convicted and sentenced to 15 months in jail.[11] She also prevailed in a civil law suit for libel against former Nazi Imre Finta, after he accused her of being a liar for saying that he had committed war crimes.[1][12][13]
Citron is the author of The Indictment: The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Historical Perspective (Gefen Publishing House Ltd, 2006).[14][15]
References [link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sabina Citron". Gefen Publishing House. https://www.gefenpublishing.com/authorcategory.asp?id=72. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Les Whittington (March 1, 1985). "Zundel Remains Defiant". The Windsor Star. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P14_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=V1MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=993,230803&dq=sabina-citron&hl=en. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Donna Hooper (October 18, 1997). "Zundel controls Web site, estranged wife testifies". The Record. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/498346691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18%2C+1997&author=Donna+Hooper&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=Zundel+controls+Web+site%2C+estranged+wife+testifies&pqatl=google. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Michael Babad (April 30, 1985). "Canada to Deport Holocaust Hoax Publisher". St. Petersburg Times. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4R5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RmYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5593,6695502&dq=sabina-citron&hl=en. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Indict War Criminals: Petition". The Calgary Herald. July 24, 1981. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hHVkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gH4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=908,2061999&dq=sabina-citron&hl=en. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Les Whittington (March 22, 1983). "Jewish Activists Dissatisfied with Govt. Probe of War Criminals". Ottawa Citizen. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5K4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9u4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1298,362389&dq=sabina-citron&hl=en. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Nazi Hunter Offers Names". The Windsor Star. April 26, 1985. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BPBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f1MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3320,2859774&dq=sabina-citron&hl=en. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Sabina Citron and Toronto Mayor's committee on community and race relations: (Complainants/les plaignantes) and/et Canadian Human Rights Commission and Ernst Zündel. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal/Tribunal des droits de la personne. 1998. https://books.google.com/books?id=jy7_ewEACAAJ&dq=%22sabina+citron%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tssZT--WDYGtgQf9-qT4Cw&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAQ. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Raphael Cohen-Almagor (2006). "The scope of tolerance: studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press". Psychology Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bw3ZmlIywp8C&pg=PA172&dq=%22sabina+citron%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tssZT--WDYGtgQf9-qT4Cw&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22sabina%20citron%22&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Alan T. Davies (1992). Antisemitism in Canada: history and interpretation. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=3kLgn7dIEwIC&pg=PA249&dq=%22sabina+citron%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tssZT--WDYGtgQf9-qT4Cw&ved=0CF8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22sabina%20citron%22&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Les Whittington (March 25, 1985). "Zundel Sentenced to 15 Months". The Calgary Herald. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_HdkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E38NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2063,2081524&dq=sabina-citron&hl=en. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ David Matas (1994). "The Case of Imre Finta, The Viscount Bennett Memorial Lecture". 43 University of New Brunswick Law Journal 281. https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/unblj43&div=17&id=&page=. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Prosecution of War Criminals Moving at 'Snails Pace'". The Jewish Post & News. March 25, 1993. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1812&dat=19930325&id=A-FOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EUwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2300,1445096. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Sabina Citron (2006). The Indictment. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. ISBN 965-229-373-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=RDG4K8m4r6UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22sabina+citron%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tssZT--WDYGtgQf9-qT4Cw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22sabina%20citron%22&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "American Jewish Year Book 2007; The Americas; Canada". American Jewish Committee. https://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/AJYB711.CV.pdf. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
