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Claims Conference secures multi-million boost for survivors’ care

July 6, 2016 10:46
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Jessica Weinstein,

Jessica Weinstein

1 min read

The German government has agreed to increase aid to Holocaust survivors over the next three years.

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Claims Conference), announced today that they had negotiated an agreement with the government to secure substantial increases in home care funding for poor Holocaust survivors worldwide.

Under the agreement, the German government will provide €281.75 million in 2016, €315 million in 2017, and €350 million in 2018.

The funds funnelled through the Claims Conference currently cover home care, medical care, food and emergency financial assistance for 67,000 elderly survivors in 46 countries.