Topics: Western Europe
Austria
November 2023 Update: 2023 Austrian Holocaust Survivor Payment Before and After the Holocaust In March 1938, approximately 182,000 Jews lived in Austria. By May 1945, the Nazis had murdered more than one-third of them (65,000), while the remainder had to flee, leaving their belongings behind. Approximately 10,000 Austrian Jewish survivors are alive today, with 450 […]
Sweden
Direct compensation Direct compensation payments are made from the Article 2 Fund and the Hardship Fund. The Claims Conference negotiates on an ongoing basis with the German government to include additional Nazi victims in compensation programs, increase payments, and provide increased funds for social services. Grants to Organizations That Assist Survivors With Claims Conference support, […]
Belgium
Direct compensation payments are made from the Article 2 Fund, the Hardship Fund and the Child Survivor Fund. Service Social Juif is the central Jewish welfare agency in Brussels. Chore/housekeeper services and personal nursing care are key elements of Service Social Juif’s programs, as an increasing number of survivors require assistance each year. Transportation services […]
Netherlands
Salo Muller survived the Holocaust in hiding as a child in the Netherlands. Both of his parents were murdered in Auschwitz. Photos: Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk/Dutch Jewish Social Services (JMW) Direct Compensation Programs and Social Services Support Holocaust Survivors in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, the provision of direct compensation to Holocaust survivors is facilitated […]
