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Holocaust survivors in Israel, especially the elder ones, are reliving their traumatic past as they witness the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Some of them are experiencing stress, anxiety, and PTSD.
When night falls, Sarina Blumenfeld gets flashbacks from what she endured during the Holocaust and struggles to process the carnage that took place when Hamas Islamists entered Israel from Gaza and killed 1,400 people. Blumenfeld, 89, is one of tens of thousands of elderly survivors of the Nazi Holocaust who live in Israel and are once again facing up to the reality of war, with more than 220 Israelis taken hostage in Gaza. "This all reminds me of what we went through during the Holocaust and how much we suffered," Blumenfeld told Reuters from her home in the coastal city of Ashdod, which is 40 km (25 miles) from Gaza and frequently a target of Hamas rocket fire.
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By Jonathan Saul ASHDOD, Israel (Reuters) - When night falls, Sarina Blumenfeld gets flashbacks from what she endured during the Holocaust and struggl.