The reality is that I don't think the Holocaust is more or less represented than it should be. Sure, it seems that some parts of history are less exposed in Canada, but there are other events that are just as 'important'. There are certain subjects that you know will bring people out of the woodwork, one of them is the holocaust.
Then the usual accusations come out: why aren't other atrocities so important (must be the Jews), Jews keep to themselves, Jews somehow deserve some of the backlash they get, Jews get angry if there is intermarriage, the list never ends. The people that post these things often have no clue what they are talking about and think they are giving an honest contribution in their post. It really makes me sick.
I have Jewish friends that are doctors and lawyers, but also unemployed and poor, mentally ill, criminals, married outside of the religion, married to their own sex (not legally as far as I know), rich, etc. Basically everything. The one thing I do know though is that this generation as a whole is very progressive and huge advocates for human rights. As a Jew myself, I know that many people I have worked with have me as their only Jewish friend, yet they seem to 'know' so much about Jews. I often wonder where they get their information from. I hear many of the assumptions I read about in this thread from them as well, but the most common one is they feel that if someone is Jewish that means they are religious. This is completely wrong and often the hardest thing I try to explain. Most people don't get it.
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