September 20, 2025Social Forces

Confronting the past in a polarized present: holocaust representations motivate people for symbolic justice and against antisemitism

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Cultural representations of the Holocaust motivate support for commemoration and reduce antisemitism.
Responses from far-right supporters show that individual victim stories are particularly effective for their engagement.
The survey with 2198 participants measured intentions toward commemoration and attitudes towards minoritized groups.
Despite the onset of the Israel–Gaza war, the treatment effects remained stable three months later.

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Survey experiment reveals that Holocaust representations influence commemoration and counter antisemitism.

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