How many Jewish Holocaust survivors are still alive?

Answer 1

well it really depends how old a person was during the Holocaust. say a baby 1 year old somehow survived a concentration camp they got into in 1940. that person would now be 69. however, considering the harsh conditions of concentration camps, odds are, not many people younger than maybe 6 could have survived.

Answer 2

whoever said there are no holocaust survivors is stupid or delusional or a stupid denier.

there's at least one holocaust Survivor still alive today and his name is eli Wiesel.

so i'm sure there are others.

Answer 3

The total number of survivors of the World War II holocaust, Jewish or otherwise, may never be known, as many survivors went into seclusion or did not wish to discuss the tragedy, preferring to avoid any publicity. A brief search on the web indicates that even those who track both Nazis and their victims have a wide difference of opinion on the numbers. Given that children found in 1945 would be in their 60's, as of 2009, it is probable that many survivors are still alive.

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As the Holocaust ended in 1945, there are now (in 2009) no survivors under the age of 64/65. Anyone hoping to interview a survivor for memories will need to look for people aged 75 or 80+.

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See the related question, where the answer speaks of 200,000 survivors in 1945. What's more, it gives a source from a respected publishing house. (Obviously, one can easily boost the number of survivors by adding people who were never in much danger and to do so is highly miseading).

Answer 4

There is no such thing as "average age of Holocaust victim". People of all ages were killed equally, though it is true that elders and children, who could not work, were often murdered at once, while young and middle-aged people were forced to work and subsequently died from starvation, exhaustion, tortures etc.