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Report Warns of Rapid Decline in Holocaust Survivor Population

New projections show nearly half of the 200,000 remaining survivors will pass away within six years, underscoring the urgency to preserve their testimonies.

FILE — Flowers and stones are placed for the victims at a memorial stone at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Bergen, northern Germany, April 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
FILE — New stone fields mark the barracks of the Nazi death camp Sachsenhausen in Oranienburg, around 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of Berlin, April 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
A view of the entrance gate of the Nazi death camp 'Buchenwald' with the inscription 'Jedem das Seine' (To Each His Own) in Weimar, Germany, on Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
FILE - General view of the Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe, the so called Holocaust Memorial in central Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Overview

  • The Claims Conference's 'Vanishing Witnesses' report projects that 50% of Holocaust survivors will die by 2031, 70% by 2035, and 90% by 2040.
  • The global Holocaust survivor population currently stands at over 200,000, with a median age of 87, highlighting the advanced age and frail health of this group.
  • Mortality rates vary geographically, with Israel expected to lose 43% of its survivors by 2030 and the United States seeing a 39% decline over the same period.
  • The report is based on decades of data collected since 1952, including survivors receiving direct payments or social welfare services from the Claims Conference.
  • Leaders and survivors emphasize the critical need to document firsthand accounts to educate future generations and combat Holocaust denial.