40% of Holocaust survivors living in poverty, including a quarter of those in Israel, buoyed by welfare benefits and nonprofits

40% of Holocaust survivors living in poverty, including a quarter of those in Israel, buoyed by welfare benefits and nonprofits

As Israel and Jews around the world mark Yom Hashoah, many of the more than 220,000 Holocaust survivors are living in financial distress, with an estimated 40% of those worldwide and more than a quarter of those in Israel living below the poverty line, subsisting on meager pensions, occasional survivor benefits and welfare support. For those living in Israel, barring outside intervention, these conditions are not expected to improve significantl…