A new national survey has shown that people’s general knowledge of the Holocaust is high, but an understanding of Australia’s role in the World War II period is not as well known.

A movement is underway to create a permanent tribute to those victims with a new Holocaust museum, which will be unveiled in the coming months to showcase survivors’ stories and artefacts.

Jason Steinberg, Chairman of the Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre, joined Scott Emerson, host of 4BC Drive to speak about the importance of having a Holocaust museum for Queensland.

“There’s more research out from the Gandel Foundation that shows Australian’s believe that holocaust museums are the best way to be educated about the horrors of the Holocaust,” Mr Steinberg told Scott Emerson.

“I think it’s just (a) lack of awareness of this generation and the millennial generation around what happened in World War II.”

Jason Steinberg said that this comes with current issues with antisemitism found in Australia.

“About six in ten Jewish people in Queensland have been a victim of antisemitism, whether that be verbal assault or bigotry,” he said.

“91 per cent don’t report it for fear of more antisemitism.”

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