Quarter of a million Holocaust survivors still alive today
Pope Francis touches the death wall at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, in this July 29, 2016, file photo. During his weekly general audience, January 24, Pope Francis highlighted International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27 and the importance of remembering and condemning the extermination of millions of Jews and people of other faiths. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
In a world that continues to grapple with the echoes of history, a recent report from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) sheds light on the remarkable resilience of a quarter of a million Holocaust survivors still living today. This report, based on data collected by the Claims Conference, provides a…