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

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 fears amid the US-Israeli war on Iran , a new study has found. Data from the Eran Association and the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims was published on Monday. Eran, which is Israel’s largest NGO for emotional and mental health support, revealed it had received over 11,600 calls from Holocaust survivors during the war.