Many people don't grow up near any Jews, survivors or others. Their only knowledge of Jews comes in a strict this is a religion sense that is devoid of history. You know the "there are 3 Abrahamic religions that originated in the Middle East". That's about it.
History of a people is simply not covered in most general history courses wheth…
Many people don't grow up near any Jews, survivors or others. Their only knowledge of Jews comes in a strict this is a religion sense that is devoid of history. You know the "there are 3 Abrahamic religions that originated in the Middle East". That's about it.
History of a people is simply not covered in most general history courses whether in high school or collegiate level. WWII happened. A bunch of Jews and Roma and gays and other people were rounded up into camps and were worked to death or simply put to death. That's the end of the teaching.
No one reads Leon Uris' Exodus or has seen the movie. No one has seen that the Holocaust miniseries. The cultural memory that once existed is gone.
Many people don't grow up near any Jews, survivors or others. Their only knowledge of Jews comes in a strict this is a religion sense that is devoid of history. You know the "there are 3 Abrahamic religions that originated in the Middle East". That's about it.
History of a people is simply not covered in most general history courses whether in high school or collegiate level. WWII happened. A bunch of Jews and Roma and gays and other people were rounded up into camps and were worked to death or simply put to death. That's the end of the teaching.
No one reads Leon Uris' Exodus or has seen the movie. No one has seen that the Holocaust miniseries. The cultural memory that once existed is gone.