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immigration of Jewish refugees, including the refusal of 
936 Jewish refugees on the SS St. Louis in 1939; 
Whereas after the end of World War II and the liberation of 
the concentration, labor, and death camps, many Jewish 
refugees who returned home were the victims of numer-
ous violent pogroms, and those who did not return were 
housed in displaced persons camps in Europe; 
Whereas between 1945 and 1952, approximately 96,000 Hol-
ocaust survivors displaced after the end of World War II 
were admitted to the United States; 
Whereas since 1952, more than 100,000 additional Holocaust 
survivors, including Russian immigrants who suffered 
from persecution and anti-Semitic acts under the Soviet 
regime, emigrated to the United States; 
Whereas approximately 127,000 Holocaust survivors remain 
in the United States, and many pass away each year; 
Whereas those who survived torture and forced labor under 
Nazi occupation in concentration, labor, and death 
camps, as well as those who were forced to flee to a coun-
try or region not under Nazi rule or occupation during 
that time, continue to live with the scars of this uncon-
scionable tragedy; 
Whereas all Holocaust survivors are at least 65 years old 
with approximately three-quarters of them older than 75 
and a majority in their 80s and 90s; 
Whereas approximately two-thirds of Holocaust survivors are 
elderly women who have challenges such as family 
caregiving, face risks such as isolation and financial inse-
curity, and have specific health needs; 
Whereas Holocaust survivors are 5 times more likely to be 
living below the poverty line than other older people liv-
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ing in the United States, and more than half of all Holo-
caust survivors fall beneath 200 percent of the Federal 
poverty threshold; 
Whereas Holocaust survivors are more reliant on social serv-
ice programs than most people in the United States over 
the age of 65, with proportionally more survivors than 
other older people needing home health care; 
Whereas approximately two-thirds of Holocaust survivors live 
alone, and living alone is a risk factor for institutionaliza-
tion; 
Whereas while institutionalized settings are beneficial for 
some older people in the United States, institutions have 
a disproportionate adverse effect on Holocaust survivors 
by reintroducing the sights, sounds, and routines of insti-
tutionalization that are reminiscent of experiences during 
the Holocaust; 
Whereas Holocaust survivors are getting older and frailer, 
and will be seeking support and assistance from social 
service providers to enable them to age in place; and 
Whereas the United States represents and defends the values 
of freedom, liberty, and justice and has a moral obliga-
tion to acknowledge the plight and uphold the dignity of 
Holocaust survivors to ensure their well-being in their re-
maining years: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goal of ensuring that all Holo-
caust survivors in the United States are able to live 
with dignity, comfort, and security in their remain-
ing years;
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(2) applauds the nonprofit organizations and 
agencies that work tirelessly to honor and assist 
Holocaust survivors in their communities; 
(3) urges the Administration and the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, in conjunction 
with the Administration on Aging (AoA), to provide 
Holocaust survivors with needed social services 
through existing programs; and 
(4) encourages the Administration on Aging to 
expeditiously develop and implement programs that 
ensure Holocaust survivors are able to age in place 
in their communities and avoid institutionalization 
during their remaining years. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 
2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 323 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust 
survivors in the United States are able to live 
with dignity, comfort, and security in their re-
maining years.