Comments on: 17% of New Zealanders know nothing about the Holocaust -survey https://www.jwire.com.au/17-of-new-zealanders-know-nothing-about-the-holocaust-survey/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Sun, 17 Jul 2022 06:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Adrian Jackson https://www.jwire.com.au/17-of-new-zealanders-know-nothing-about-the-holocaust-survey/#comment-621602 Sun, 17 Jul 2022 06:29:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=135495#comment-621602 Its all on Wikipedia anyway.

]]> By: michael kuttner https://www.jwire.com.au/17-of-new-zealanders-know-nothing-about-the-holocaust-survey/#comment-620370 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:54:36 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=135495#comment-620370 Based on my many years of past interfaith and Israel advocacy I would suggest that 17% holocaust ignorance is on the very low side. A similar survey of high school students would show an appallingly higher ignorance percentage with consequently higher belief in Jewish conspiracy theories. This situation will get worse unless and until the NZ Educational authorities institute compulsory holocaust studies into the history curriculum of all high schools. It also means of course that there will need to be a sufficient number of teachers able to teach the subject. This is where the Auckland and Wellington Holocaust centers can provide training but it will have to be mandated not voluntary. If the NZ Govt authorities do not take this seriously why should the majority of schools do so?

Furthermore as social media is spreading anti Jewish/Israel lies and with teens as well as adults relying on that for their information rather than reading books and resourcing facts the battle becomes harder. As survivors die access to recorded testimonies from the Spielberg Foundation etc. becomes a critical resource.

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