Lacking Holocaust awareness just the surface of bleak anti-Semitism picture

Published September 17, 2020 4:47pm ET



Released Wednesday, a new study commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany demonstrates that Holocaust awareness among millennials and members of Generation Z is abysmal. The survey, conducted across all 50 states, found that almost two-thirds of young people are not aware that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Almost half of the respondents could not name a single one of the 40,000 concentration camps that existed under the Third Reich. While 44% were aware of Auschwitz, only 1% were aware of Buchenwald and Treblinka.

Worse still, survey answers indicate some respondents share beliefs with Holocaust deniers. About 23% believed the Holocaust did not happen, were not sure whether the Holocaust occurred, or thought that the number of victims was exaggerated. A startling 11% believe that Jews caused the Holocaust.

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