41% of Americans have to ask, 'What's Auschwitz?'

Among the notable results, the study found that over one-fifth (22%) of young Americans have never heard about the Holocaust or were unsure what it was. In addition, 93 percent of survey participants agreed with the statement that "all students should learn about the Holocaust while at school".

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu drew comparisons between the Nazi Regime and present-day Iran, issuing a stern warning to "not test the determination of the State of Israel". The actual number is estimated to be six million.

While 84 percent responded that they knew the Holocaust occurred in Germany, only 37 percent identified Poland as a country where Jews were also killed.

Nearly half (45 percent) of Americans were unable to name a single concentration camp, and the number was even worse for millennials (49 percent).

While 41 percent of all USA adults were able to identify Auschwitz, two-thirds of millennials polled - 66 percent - could not identify the infamous death camp.

A visitor walks between electric barbed-wired fences at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and former concentration camp, November 18, 2013.

Poland was once home to Europe's largest Jewish population, numbering around three million people, or 10 percent of the population in 1939.

Respondents indicated much more awareness of modern-day bias against Jews, with 68 percent saying anti-Semitism is present in America today, and 51 percent saying there are "many" or "a great deal of" neo-Nazis in the United States today. An innovative programme at the Illinois Holocaust Museum recorded elderly survivors telling their story in front of greenscreens, transforming them into holograms which now speak to thousands of visitors at the museum.

"The issue is not that people deny the Holocaust", said Greg Schneider, the executive vice president of the Claims Conference. "We are alarmed that today's generation lacks some of the basic knowledge about these atrocities". "We must be committed to ensuring the horrors of the Holocaust and the memory of those who suffered so greatly are remembered, told and taught by future generations".

The study on Holocaust awareness and knowledge in the USA was conducted between February 23 and 27 and involved 1,350 interviews with American adults 18 and older.

Recommended:

• 

  13 April 2018

  Instagram Will Soon Enable Users To Download A Copy Of Their Data

  Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen until you find Focus , it's located between Boomerang and Superzoom. Facebook is developing new tools to make its user's data more secure in the light of recent Facebook data breach scandal.
  

  13 April 2018

  Russell Westbrook averages triple-double again

  And Russell Westbrook has postseason aspirations, as he told Lesley McCaslin of the Thunder's television broadcast after the game. Some that he may have taken from a teammate. "We know we can beat anybody when we're playing our best", Westbrook said postgame.
  

  11 April 2018

  Musk announced the release of an all-wheel drive Tesla

  Finally, BidaskClub raised Tesla from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 12th. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla during the third quarter valued at about $447,000.
• 

  13 April 2018

  Reporter falls in pool on live TV

  As the BBC man pulled himself out, he managed to continue stay in character and is heard saying: "Sorry about that". Bushell got up mid-interview and began to walk to the middle of the pool with the water just reaching his knees.
  

  13 April 2018

  France has proof Syrian government conducted chemical weapons attack: Macron

  There was no immediate confirmation or indication from Assad's government that Syrian troops entered Douma on Thursday. The attack on the town of Douma on 7 April killed dozens of people, including children.
  

  13 April 2018

  Philadelphia 76ers set sights on Milwaukee Bucks, No. 3 seed

  That isn't who we are right now. "We are an old club, with a tremendous amount of culture and a tremendous amount of history". The Philadelphia 76ers are back in the National Basketball Association playoffs for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
• 

  13 April 2018

  Twin Galaxies Investigation Leads To Billy Mitchell's Scores Being Revoked

  The body also reached out to the Guinness Book of World Records to have Mitchell's scores struck from their data as well. What this means is that the high scores were not achieved on an arcade machine, which is an official requirement.
  

  12 April 2018

  U.S. deficit to surpass $1 trillion two years ahead of estimates

  Projected deficits over the 2018-2027 period have increased markedly since June 2017, when CBO issued its previous projections. He want on decry a planned Balanced Budget Amendment vote in the House this week as a "sham".
  

  11 April 2018

  The 'suspicious' reasons China might want a Vanuatu military base

  Beijing is working on a new generation of rockets created to take its astronauts to the moon and beyond. That has stoked fears that Australia's long-time influence in the region is being eroded.
• 

  13 April 2018

  One Palestinian killed, two injured in overnight air strikes in Gaza

  According to NPR , a military spokesman said soldiers were instructed to use lethal fire "only at those posing a threat". Israel has rejected calls for a probe and insists its open-fire rules for Gaza will not change.
  

  12 April 2018

  Israel's Labor cuts ties with Corbyn, citing anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel

  Mr Corbyn said the Labor Party should have had the "courtesy" to have spoken to him before severing relations. It's deeply disappointing that the fight against antisemitism within the UK Labour Party has come to this.
  

  11 April 2018

  Simbine stuns Blake to win Commonwealth Games 100 metres

  The Jamaicans had already missed out on gold in the women's 100m final, which went to Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago. The 24-year-old Simbine finished strongest and won comfortably in the end, but the race itself is a bit of a blur for him.