A third of Holocaust survivors in Israel living in poverty, study finds

Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:44 Israeli mental health charity has received thousands of calls from survivors since Iran war began, who described feeling lonely and helpless Miriam Linial (L), a 103-year-old Holocaust and Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, attends the International Holocaust Memorial Day, in Haifa, 27 January 2025 (AFP/Menahem Kahana) Off Over a third of Holocaust survivors in Israel are living in poverty and are facing intensified economic and security fear