Rabbi Andrew Baker, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, underscores the importance of preserving Holocaust history and the alarming rise in Holocaust ignorance. He highlights how surveys reveal that many individuals are not aware of the six million Jewish deaths or basic details about concentration camps like Auschwitz. Concurrently, Teresa Drenick, a daughter of Holocaust survivors and AJC leader, shares her concerns about the connection between Holocaust memory and rising antisemitism, especially noted in the aftermath of Israel's conflict with Hamas, affirming the critical nature of remembrance and education.
Virtually a half or more surveyed cannot identify that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. There's significant percentages of people when surveyed are unable to identify the name of a single concentration camp like Auschwitz.
It was absolutely with them for the duration of their lives, and it resonates in the families of anyone who was either a survivor or refugee from the Holocaust.
The similarities of the conditions we see today have caused significant concern for the Jewish community, particularly in light of rising antisemitism.
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