Holocaust Skepticism in Canada: Understanding Genocide and Holocaust

November 13, 2024

The November 1938 pogrom (Kristallnacht) proved to be a precursor to the destruction of European Jewry during the Holocaust. Literally translated as the Night of Broken Glass, the pogrom, which took place from the late hours of November 9th, throughout the 10th at which time most of Germany's synagogues and Jewish prayer rooms were burnt down. Jewish owned shops and businesses were looted and their equipment destroyed. Some 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps in Dachau at which time most of Germany's synagogues and Jewish prayer rooms were burnt down. Jewish owned shops and businesses were looted and their equipment destroyed. Some 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps in Dachau, Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. They were only released if they undertook to emigrate and to hand over their property to the Reich. The anniversary of Kristallnacht comes at a time when skepticism about the Holocaust appears to be on the rise. To that end ACS commissioned Leger to ask whether Jews exaggerate the Holocaust, whether they understand the meaning of genocide, how they define it and how views on such questions influence their opinion (s) on contemporary global conflicts. The survey was conducted by the firm Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies over the period September 20-22, 2024 with a sample of 1612 Canadians. A margin of error cannot be associated with a non-probability sample in a panel survey for comparison purposes. A probability sample of 1612 respondents would have a margin of error of ±2.5%, 19 times out of 20