US millenials and the Holocaust
A sad but not surprising poll in the US of millenials (age 18 to 39) on the Holocaust. Some findings:
- 12% had not heard of the Holocaust
- 11% though Jews were the cause of the Holocaust
- Only 44% could name Auschwitz when asked for the names of any concentration camps
- Only 35% have heard of Oscar Schindler
- Only 37% knew six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. 10% thought more and 36% fewer.
- 3% do not believe the Holocaust happened