Resources
For more information on Holocaust resources click on a state below
States with Mandated Holocaust Education
States with Holocaust Commission/Resources
Additional resources
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Watch our Webinar to learn more about the programs available to you from SWC
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Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect -
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Watch our webinar to learn more about the programs available to your from the Anne Frank Center
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center -
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Watch our webinar to learn more about the programs available to you from the IHMEC
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Museum of History & Holocaust Education - Kennesaw State Univ
24 out of 50 states mandate
and 17 states support holocaust education as part of their secondary school curriculum
Map and information courtesy of
Echoes and Reflections
https://echoesandreflections.org/interactive-map/
As of Dec 2022, 20 states mandate Holocaust education, 5 have permissive statutes (legislation that is not a requirement), 17 support a Holocaust education commission or task force, 4 have legislation pending, and 14 have no legislation regarding Holocaust education (note: some states may fall into multiple categories).
The Claims Conference in 2018 released a comprehensive national survey of Holocaust awareness and knowledge among adults in the United States.
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66% of US millennials did not know what Auschwitz was
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4 in 10 millennials thought 2 million Jews or fewer were killed during the Holocaust (actual number is over 6 million)
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Eight out of ten respondents say it is important to keep teaching about the Holocaust so it does not happen again
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The survey demonstrated wide gaps in younger American's knowledge of the genocide while also showing a concerning 15% of millennials and Gen Zers thought holding neo-Nazi views was acceptable.
Almost two-thirds of millennials, Gen Z don't know that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, survey finds
USA TODAY September 16, 2020
ACCORDING TO SURVEY OF ADULTS 18-39, 23% SAID THEY BELIEVED THE HOLOCAUST WAS A MYTH
Wed 16 Sep 2020 00.01 EDT
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FACTS
11 million people were killed during the Holocaust (1.1 million children)
6 million of those victims were Jewish
Other groups targeted:
(according to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum)
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Roma (Gypsies)
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People with disabilities
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Slavic peoples (especially Poles and Russians)
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Communists
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Socialists
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Jehovah's Witnesses
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Homosexuals
