Hope abandoned: those left behind in the social welfare institutions in Nazi Germany

The aging process of the Jewish population of Germany accelerated with the panic to leave the country triggered by Kristallnacht. In October 1941 the Jewish population was reduced to 160,000- about 50,000 senior citizens, many impoverished. The 60+ population three times geater than the 0-19 age group. This article examines the fate of those left behind