Justice, Before It's Too Late
Holocaust survivors, their descendants and loved ones were heartened by recent Post coverage of the tragically inadequate resources available to Holocaust survivors in their last years ["Holocaust Survivors, Heirs Fight On for Compensation," news story, Nov. 25]. Such coverage is long overdue. Serious issues require attention from policymakers and the media before time runs out -- as it soon will for elderly survivors who have suffered too much already.
Among the 174,000 survivors still alive in the United States, more than 80,000 are too poor to provide for their daily needs. According to the Jewish Federation system, one-quarter of the survivors in the United States live at or below the poverty level, and another quarter live on the edge of poverty, struggling to survive on fixed incomes and unable to pay for basic necessities such as food, rent and medicine, much less home care, dental work, eyeglasses or hearing aids.… Seguir leyendo »