With the global coronavirus pandemic ravaging the elderly, Israel's aging population of Holocaust survivors finds itself on the country's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day this year much like they were during World War II- alone and in fear of the unknown.
Some survivors say the current isolation and sense of danger has triggered difficult memories linked with their wartime experiences. Others bristle at any comparison to their plight during World War II - when the Nazis systematically murdered 6 million Jews.
