New Survey Reveals: Young Israelis Deeply Fear Another Holocaust

A special survey conducted by the "Pnima" movement for Holocaust Remembrance Day highlights the existential anxiety within Israeli society, including fears of a second Holocaust. According to the survey published in 'Israel Hayom', 47% of young Israelis are afraid of another Holocaust.

The survey data shows that women are more fearful (55%) compared to men (42%). Additionally, younger people are more frightened: 24% of Israelis up to age 24 stated they are very fearful of a second Holocaust, compared to 12% among Israelis over 45.

When asked how Holocaust Memorial Day will be marked in Israel in 30 years, approximately 45% responded that its significance would diminish and would consist solely of ceremonies. 13% of the survey participants believe the nature of the day would completely change, becoming a completely ordinary day. 16% of respondents indicated that Holocaust Remembrance Day will be observed more devotedly and meaningfully, and 26% believe it will remain exactly as it is.

From the survey data, it appears that young people believe the essence of Holocaust Remembrance Day will completely erode. About 21% of Israelis aged 35-45 noted their opinion that Holocaust Remembrance Day would disappear entirely, compared to 12% of those aged over 65.

As of last January, there are about 165,800 Holocaust survivors living in Israel, with 90% of them over 80 years old. On average, about 42 of them pass away each day, and thus, in the future, the challenge to tell the story of the Holocaust to future generations and remind them of what Amalek did to us will be greater.

56% of survey participants believe the public should be exposed to filmed testimonies of Holocaust survivors to keep the memory from fading. 29% argue the state should subsidize trips to concentration and extermination camps for every Israeli. On the other hand, 19% of survey responders think there is no avoiding the fading of Holocaust memory.