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As people around the world mark Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) on the Jewish calendar and observe the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust through April 23 in the United States, we recall the loss of six million lives in the Holocaust, we read their names, light candles in their memory, visit Holocaust memorials and museums, and grieve for the generations never to be. These are all necessary ways to mourn and honor those murdered during the Holocaust.
More than 200 Holocaust survivors in Middlesex County can receive assistance from national partnership
As the pandemic approaches its year mark, Holocaust survivors across the United States continue to face new and renewed daily struggles.
COVID-19 has only further exacerbated and enhanced the challenges that this vulnerable population faces, according to KAVOD SHEF (Survivors of the Holocaust Emergency Fund).
Health and safety protocols have heightened social isolation for survivors. Holocaust survivors living in poverty have been forced to choose between heat or food, medicine or rent. Many have lived in dire conditions because they did not have the funds needed to repair their homes, according to the statement. Over the past year, survivors have been forced to reckon with new, difficult questions: How will I get food this week if I cannot go to the grocery store? Will I be able to afford my medicine with decreased access and rising prices?