Thursday, April 14, 2022 Thursday, April 14, 2022 Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state will allocate about $2.6 million to increase financial and medical support for survivors of the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews during World War II. According to the Governor's Office, about 40% of New York state's nearly 40,000 Holocaust survivors live in poverty. At a news conference announcing the funding, Hochul said the money would be distributed to nearly thirty organizations who will provide social services to survivors. "We are here to recommit ourselves to supporting the survivors," Hochul explained. "It is our duty, not just...