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Public Interest

Dec. 3, 2014

Attorneys help secure funding for Holocaust survivors

Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors receiving German pensions related to their imprisonment in Nazi-controlled facilities will now receive those benefits with a lesser risk of reducing their eligibility for need-based federal funds.


By Melanie Brisbon


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors living in the U.S. who are receiving German pensions related to their imprisonment in Nazi-controlled facilities can continue to receive those benefits with a lesser risk of reducing their eligibility for need-based federal funds like Social Security, thanks to attorneys at Bet Tzedek Legal Services.


Survivors of Nazi persecution may receive credit toward a ...

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