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It looks like Deborah Lipstadt agrees with this "notion", e.g. America and the Memory of the Holocaust, 1950-1965
Modern Judaism - Volume 16, Number 3, October 1996, pp. 195-214[1]
"This article explores the emergence of the Holocaust on the American agenda -- both Jewish and non-Jewish -- during the two decades following World War II. The prominence of the Holocaust in American Jewish identity is particularly noteworthy since throughout the 1950s and most of the 1960s it was barely on the Jewish communal or theological agenda. In contrast to today, there were virtually no courses on the topic. There were no more than a few commemorations of Yom HaShoah, or books, conferences, speeches, and museums dedicated to exploring the history and significance of the Holocaust. An examination of Jewish periodicals reveals few articles on the Holocaust. These Holocaust commemorations which were held were generally..."
--Stor stark7Speak11:08, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]