Nearly 245,000 Jewish Holocaust Survivors Remain Worldwide, Claims Conference Reports

As survivors age, increasing need for care and services is observed, with the U.S. home to the second-largest population of survivors.

According to a new report by the Claims Conference, a nonprofit organization that secures and administers funds for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, there are nearly 245,000 Jewish survivors of the Holocaust alive worldwide.
Almost half of these survivors (119,300 people) live in Israel, while the United States is home to the second-largest population of survivors, with around 38,400 residing in the country.
The report also found that the median age of a living Jewish Holocaust survivor today is 86, and over half of them are women.
Most of the survivors were children during the Holocaust, and about 95% of them experienced Nazi persecution.
As survivors age, their need for care and services is increasing, with the Claims Conference seeing an average of 28,000 new requests for care, such as home care and other services, since 2020.