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In reply to the discussion: Study: 22% of Millennials are unaware or unsure of what the Holocaust is [View all]appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)57. Holocaust knowledge is also declining among Europeans, Canadians!!
- A Third Of People In Major European Countries Know Little Or Nothing About The Holocaust. Many Europeans also hold anti-Semitic beliefs, a CNN poll confirms, Huff Post, Nov. 28, 2018.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/holocaust-antisemitism-survey-europe-cnn_n_5bfef9bfe4b0e254c9270726
- Study: Canadians Lack Basic Knowledge of the Holocaust. Like their U.S. counterparts, young adults in Canada show an alarming knowledge gap, a survey shows. US News, Jan. 2019.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-01-24/canadian-young-adults-know-little-about-the-holocaust-survey-finds
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Study: 22% of Millennials are unaware or unsure of what the Holocaust is [View all]
blondebanshee
Apr 2019
OP
Even if they don't teach it in school, where is the intellectual curiosity to learn it on one's own.
EffieBlack
Apr 2019
#27
"Sixty-six percent of Millennials and 41 percent of adults" Um, every Millennial is an adult.
Cuthbert Allgood
Apr 2019
#10
Like the US should have classes on slavery and the genocide of Native Americans n/t
TexasBushwhacker
Apr 2019
#56
I agree. We do have to understand the past to move forward in the future.
Captain Stern
Apr 2019
#49
Technically that's true...but her and her ilk have been with us in one form or another
Volaris
Apr 2019
#44
You don't know where you are going if you don't know where you have been.
redstatebluegirl
Apr 2019
#51