When speaking to the Media he introduces himself as Rabbi Moshe Friedman , but his status as Rabbi has been questioned and challenged by the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel , Yona Metzger . " Rabbi " Friedman does not find this particularly troubling since he opposes the existence of Israel and therefore does not recognize Rabbi Metzger 's authority . His views are somehow close to the Satmar Hassidic group , but he is not affiliated with them . Officials of the Austrian Jewish Community claim that he has not proven that he has completed the rabbinical studies required to earn the title and he was actually expelled from the Board of the Vienna Jewish Community . In 2006 , Friedman participated in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust , stating , " I am not a denier of the Holocaust , but I think it is legitimate to cast doubt on some statistics . " He said that the figure of 6 million deaths during The Holocaust was from a prophecy made before World War II and that the actual figure was closer to one million . His children were expelled from the Talmud Torah school in Austria where the family lived . He said it was because of his participation in the Holocaust conference ; the school said its fees were not paid . After being banned from the Jewish community in Austria in 2007 , he moved to New York City
The Holocaust
The Holocaust
Moshe Friedman