![ISRAEL/ Transylvania-born Holocaust survivor Dov Yaacobovich, 84, sits in his home in Tel Aviv April 3, 2013. Some 192,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel and about a third have sought aid from the Foundation for the Benefit of the Holocaust Victims in Israel. According to surveys by the foundation, 19 percent of the survivors have admitted to going without adequate amounts of food and 14 percent had to forego medical treatment at least once a year due to financial hardship. The report said that another severe c](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/09/RTXYBY7.jpg/RTXYBY7.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=4WttZ_nN)
![ISRAEL/ Transylvania-born Holocaust survivor Dov Yaacobovich, 84, sits in his home in Tel Aviv April 3, 2013. Some 192,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel and about a third have sought aid from the Foundation for the Benefit of the Holocaust Victims in Israel. According to surveys by the foundation, 19 percent of the survivors have admitted to going without adequate amounts of food and 14 percent had to forego medical treatment at least once a year due to financial hardship. The report said that another severe c](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/09/RTXYBY7.jpg/RTXYBY7.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=4WttZ_nN)
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