'Somehow the pathetic dumb suffering of these elderly people moves me more than anything" : caring for elderly Holocaust survivors in the immediate postwar years

This article asks what we can know about elderly survivors of the Holocaust, how they responded to their survival, and how they were cared for after liberation. It considers gender and social class, as well as specific caretaking needs. Despite efforts by relief organizations to recognize their plight, care regimens for the elderly were often individualized and thus isolating.