[ApplegateRanch]

I think you misunderstand completely.

What I was attempting to point out, is that in almost every story of this type I see, a 'holocaust survivor' is quoted; usally, he/she is right there.
The reporter NEVER questions their status; it is taken on faith.
It seems much too coincidental, considering that 60 years have past.

Now, if they mean alife-long American Jewish person who was ALIVE during the Holocaust, and NOT a European Jew who was actually, PERSONALLY involved in the actual horror of the holocaust, then it is much more reasonable that they would be present.
But, that is not the IMPRESSION conveyed by the term "holocaust survivor".

[tubavil]

What I was attempting to point out, is that in almost every story of this type I see, a 'holocaust survivor' is quoted; usally, he/she is right there. The reporter NEVER questions their status; it is taken on faith. It seems much too coincidental, considering that 60 years have past.

I'll be sure to share your wisdom with the folks I see in the locker room at the Jewish Community Center.

The ones with serial numbers on various places of their bodies.