Some 32 Jews who immigrated to Israel this past year were Holocaust survivors, refugees uprooted by the atrocity or victims of antisemitic persecution, according to data provided by the Holocaust Survivors's Rights Authority published on Wednesday, which fell on Israel's national Aliyah Day.
Last year, 80 survivors made aliyah, 142 immigrated in 2023, and 551 Holocaust survivors started new lives in Israel in 2022.
Data by the Aliyah and Integration Ministry obtained by The Jerusalem Post over two years ago showed that 52,513 Holocaust survivors from around the world made aliyah to Israel since the establishment of the state until April 2023.
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15 of the immigrants this year are men and 17 are women, and the majority (16) were born in the former Soviet Union. The remaining had originated from Algeria (9), Tunisia (five), and Germany (two). Last year also saw most Holocaust survivors making aliyah who were born in the USSR.
The oldest oleh is a 97-year-old born in Algeria, and the youngest is an 80-year-old born in Germany.
The new olim live in numerous cities across the country, with nine living in Netanya, five living in Ashdod, three in Jerusalem, and the rest living in other cities. 2024 also saw Ashdod and Netanya taking in the highest number of Holocaust survivors and refugee olim.
Zvika Klein contributed to this report.