The German government has agreed to make a one-off payment of financial assistance to to child survivors of the Holocaust, in an effort to tackle the effects of malnutrition and psychological trauma, reports AP.
The agreement, which would see payments of 2500 Euros to Jewish children who were detained in concentration camps, ghettos or were in hiding for at least six months, was agreed on at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Germany's Foreign Ministry confirmed an agreement had been reached, but declined to comment further, the news agency reported. See more here.
According to Haaretz around 75,000 survivors will be eligible to this payment.
The agreement, which would see payments of 2500 Euros to Jewish children who were detained in concentration camps, ghettos or were in hiding for at least six months, was agreed on at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Germany's Foreign Ministry confirmed an agreement had been reached, but declined to comment further, the news agency reported. See more here.
According to Haaretz around 75,000 survivors will be eligible to this payment.