Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report revealed Tuesday.

Nearly half of them, or 49%, are living in Israel; 18% are in Western Europe, 16% in the United States, and 12% in countries of the former Soviet Union, according to a study by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference.

Before the publication of the demographic report, there were only vague estimates about how many Holocaust survivors are still alive.

Their numbers are quickly dwindling, as most are very old and often of frail health, with a median age of 86. Twenty percent of survivors are older than 90, and more women (61%) than men (39%) are still alive.

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    10 months ago

    Here’s a relevant article:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/first-moments-hitlers-final-solution-180961387

    As mentioned, my non-Jewish (and in fact slavic) grandmother spent time in Dachau. In any case, I don’t feel your comment will lead to a productive discussion, so I’m afraid I’m going to block you. Hope you understand and perhaps approach the subject with a bit more tact next time around given its sensitive nature.

    Have a good one.

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      10 months ago

      Again, you’re attempting to conflate different aspects of Hitler’s ideology. Hitler had different opinions of different Untermensch… Because to him, although they were all subhuman, some were less human than others. The fact that your grandmother was not Jewish does not change the fact that Hitler’s solution to the Slavic problem was resolved before his solution to the Jewish problem.