12-03-2004, 10:18 AM
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Most younger people have never heard of Auschwitz
Are some things better off forgotten?
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Six out of ten people under the age of 35 have never heard of Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp that was the scene of the biggest mass murder ever recorded.
A survey undertaken for the BBC found that 45 per cent of British adults did not recognise a name that others might have assumed was synonymous with evil. Roly Keating, the controller of BBC2, said yesterday that he had been "brought up short" by the finding, which had convinced him of the need for a landmark film to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the camp next year.
Auschwitz - The Nazis and the 'Final Solution', includes interviews with former members of the Nazi Waffen SS, who show no remorse for their part in the Holocaust. The film by the Bafta-winning director Laurence Rees recreates the gas chambers and other parts of the camp, where more than a million people were murdered.
The poll, which questioned 4,000 people, found that even among those who had heard of Auschwitz, 70 per cent admitted they did not know a great deal about the subject and 74 per cent did not know that Jewish people were not the only victims.
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Complete article here: Independent Online
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