Whenever thereâs an analysis or discussion about how much people know about the Holocaust, the focus is often on what they donât know.
For instance, a 2018 survey of 1,350 people age 18 and older found that 11% of U.S. adults and 22% of millennials had not heard of â or were not sure if they had heard of â the Holocaust.
Almost half of U.S. adults â 45% â and millennials â 49% â could not name one concentration camp or ghetto that was established in Europe during the Holocaust, the survey found.
The survey also showed how thereâs an overwhelming lack of personal connections to the Holocaust. Most Americans â 80% â had never visited a Holocaust museum and two-thirds â 66% â did not know, or know of, a Holocaust survivor. A significant majority of American adults believed that fewer people care about the Holocaust today than before.
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
Whenever there s an analysis or discussion about how much people know about the Holocaust, the focus is often on what they don t know.
For instance, a 2018 survey of 1,350 people age 18 and older found that 11% of U.S. adults and 22% of millennials had not heard of – or were not sure if they had heard of the Holocaust.
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Almost half of U.S. adults 45% and millennials 49% could not name one concentration camp or ghetto that was established in Europe during the Holocaust, the survey found.
The survey also showed how there s an overwhelming lack of personal connections to the Holocaust. Most Americans 80% had never visited a Holocaust museum and two-thirds 66% did not know, or know of, a Holocaust survivor. A significant majority of American adults believed that fewer people care about the Holocaust today than before.
Whenever there’s an analysis or discussion about how much people know about the Holocaust, the focus is often on what they don’t know.
For instance, a 2018 survey of 1,350 people age 18 and older found that 11% of U.S. adults and 22% of millennials had not heard of – or were not sure if they had heard of – the Holocaust.
Almost half of U.S. adults – 45% – and millennials – 49% – could not name one concentration camp or ghetto that was established in Europe during the Holocaust, the survey found.
The survey also showed how there’s an overwhelming lack of personal connections to the Holocaust. Most Americans – 80% – had never visited a Holocaust museum and two-thirds – 66% – did not know, or know of, a Holocaust survivor. A significant majority of American adults believed that fewer people care about the Holocaust today than before.