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Survivor Story: Manya Dessau

When Manya Dessau turned to JewishCare in Melbourne, Australia for help with medicine expenses, the agency discovered that she was suffering from chronic lower body pain and was struggling to purchase essential food items. Utilizing Claims Conference support, JewishCare arranged home-based physiotherapy for Manya to alleviate her pain and enable her to function more independently. […]

Australia

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. Australia’s Nazi victim population is concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne, but the […]

Survivor Story: Luba Shmulburd

In 1941, at age 12, Luba was forced to flee her native Vinnitsa, Ukraine to escape almost certain death at the hands of the Nazis.

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