Survey finds nearly one-third of Long Island residents say Jews should 'move on' from the Holocaust

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Digital spoke with Cornell law professor William Jacobson, founder of the Equal Protection Project, following the two-year remembrance of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. A newly released survey of Long Island residents is raising alarm after a surprising share of respondents expressed skepticism about the need for Holocaust education in public schools. The poll, conducted by national research firm McLaughlin Associates, surveyed roughly 400 residents in Nassau and Suffolk counties — the suburban area of Long Island, New York, just east of New York City. Nearly one-third of respondents said they do not believe the Holocaust should be a mandatory part of school curricula and that Jewish people should "move on," according to The New York Post. The survey also found that about 15% of participants either believe the Nazi genocide has been "exa