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As the last generation of Holocaust survivors ages, advocates call for their testimonies to be heard

JL;DR SUMMARY As the number of living Holocaust survivors dwindles, a new analysis by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany highlights the urgency of recording their testimonies before it's too late. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust SurvivorsHolocaust EducationYom HashoahTestimoniesHolocaust RemembranceClaims ConferenceSurvivor AdvocacySurvivor DemographicsMalka SchmulovitzFirst Hand Accounts

Places mentioned

Israel
"In Israel, which is home to the largest number of Holocaust survivors, the population is expected to fall by 43% by 2030,"
United States
"where only 39% of U.S. survivors are projected to die by then."
Lithuania
"a 109-year-old Holocaust survivor from Lithuania living in Florida,"

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