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The average age of Holocaust survivors is currently 87, the oldest of whom is a 111-year-old native of Tunis, the youngest 78, born about 10 months after the end of World War II.
Thinking about those who are currently hostages takes the survivors back to the camps, the hiding places, and the persecution they endured as children.