Career
Friedman is a self-styled rabbi, although the Central Israelite Consistory of Belgium has stated he has no right to bear the title rabbi in Belgium. In 2006, Friedman participated in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, with his position that "I am not a denier of the Holocaust, but I think it is legitimate to cast doubt on some statistics." He says that the figure of 6 million deaths during The Holocaust is from a prophecy made before World World War World War II And that the actual figure is closer to one million deaths.
He says it was because of his participation in the Holocaust conference. The school says its fees were not paid.
After being banned from the Jewish community in Austria, he moved to New York City.
In February 2013, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s decision.