Holocaust Remembrance Day a Time to Improve Awareness

Today, Jewish communities and individuals throughout the world commemorate Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting upon the six million Jews who were exterminated by the Nazis during the Holocaust. To better understand how we as Americans relate to the Holocaust today — what we know and what perceptions and misperceptions we hold — Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, a group that negotiates for grants from the German government to protect survivors and support Holocaust education, commissioned our firm, Schoen Consulting, to conduct the first comprehensive study of Holocaust awareness and knowledge in the United States.