Almost 20% of young New Yorkers believe that Jews themselves were the cause of the Holocaust: survey

Some believe that the Holocaust is a myth, others are convinced that the death toll of Jews is grossly exaggerated. Almost a third of respondents in New York consider the presence of neo-Nazi views acceptable. The edition writes about it New York Post.

Nearly 20% of Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) and Gen Z (people born in 2000-2017) in New York believe that "Jews themselves caused the Holocaust." This is evidenced by the results of the survey published on September 16.

The survey was conducted among American millennials and Gen Z for the first time in all 50 states. Customer - Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

For example, despite the fact that during the Second World War there were more than 40 thousand camps and ghettos, 58% of respondents in New York could not name any of them.

In addition, 60% of respondents in New York do not know that six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

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“The results are shocking and sad at the same time, and they highlight why we must act now, while Holocaust survivors are still with us and can tell their stories,” said Gideon Taylor, chairman of the conference. on Jewish material claims against Germany.

A total of 34% of respondents in New York believe that the Holocaust took place, but the death toll of Jews is grossly exaggerated, or believe that the Holocaust is a myth and that it never happened.

Moreover, 28% of respondents in New York consider it permissible to have neo-Nazi views, while 62% have never visited a Holocaust museum in the United States.

At least 65% of respondents in New York believe that learning about the Holocaust should be compulsory in school, and 79% believe it is important to keep talking about the Holocaust in part to prevent it from happening again.

“We must understand why we are failing to better inform the younger generation about the Holocaust and the lessons of the past. This should serve as a wake-up call for all of us, as well as a roadmap for how government officials should act, ”added Taylor.

The data was collected from 200 interviews in each state with young people aged 18 to 39, randomly selected.

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