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Masha Pearl

Jun 20, 2018, 3:33 PM

Why the trauma lives on for Holocaust survivors

No one likes going to the doctor. But for Holocaust survivors, even routine healthcare can trigger feelings of extreme anxiety and fear. For survivors, the trauma they experienced in childhood is relived in the dentist chair or the doctor’s...

Apr 11, 2018, 3:11 PM

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Don’t just pity Holocaust survivors, help them. Here’s how.

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Of the 100,000 Holocaust survivors living in the US today, around a third of them live in poverty

About Me

Masha Pearl is the executive director of The Blue Card, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing direct, ongoing financial aid and support to Holocaust survivors in need in the United States.