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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gino Spocchia

Antisemitic crimes spike in NYC as state senator pushes for Holocaust education in schools

Anna Kaplan

New York schools are “failing” to teach students about the Holocaust, a Democrat senator has warned, as antisemitic hate crimes in the city have spiked.

New York state Senator Anna Kaplan said she wanted schools to ensure the Holocaust was being taught in classrooms, and called a lack of awareness about the atrocity “really, really disturbing”, in an interview with The Independent on Wednesday.

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