Half a billion Holocaust survivors against Coronavirus: Germany's decision
The German government has decided to allocate an aid fund against the Coronavirus you have survivors of the Holocaust around the world. The money is destined in particular to Israel, the United States and Russia. The veterans, now elderly, are in fact some of the most exposed to complications brought by the virus due to pathologies developed after the deprivations of youth.
The latest decision by Angela Merkel's government is to allocate more than half a billion euros to help Holocaust survivors fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Germany tries to redeem itself again and tries to remedy the page of Nazi history. Now the decision to allocate 564 million for 240 thousand survivors around the world, mainly in Israel, North America, the former Soviet Union and Western Europe for the next two years. These are two checks for 1,200 euros each that will be sent in two installments to each survivor.
The survivors are now all elderly and given the conditions of imprisonment suffered by young people, over the years they have developed health diseases that make them subject to greater risk of contagion from Covid-19. Many live isolated lives having lost their entire families and have psychological problems that have been dragging on since the Holocaust.
"Survivors usually say they've been through worse and can survive this too," said Greg Schneider of the Claims Conference. The average age of those who will receive the funds is 84, many are also on the poverty line. The additional cost of face masks and other protective gear, food delivery, and other pandemic-related expenses was overwhelming, according to Schneider. The new funds are intended for those who do not already receive pensions from Germany, mainly people who have fled to Russia or elsewhere to hide. Following negotiations with the Claims Conference, the German government paid more than $ 80 billion in compensation for the Holocaust. This year, Germany agreed to recognize 27 ghettos opened in Bulgaria and Romania, allowing survivors to therefore receive compensation payments. The German government has also agreed to increase funds for social welfare services for Holocaust survivors for 2021 to 554 million euros.
The German government has decided to allocate an aid fund against the Coronavirus you have survivors of the Holocaust around the world. The money is destined in particular to Israel, the United States and Russia. The veterans, now elderly, are in fact some of the most exposed to complications brought by the virus due to pathologies developed after the deprivations of youth.
The latest decision by Angela Merkel's government is to allocate more than half a billion euros to help Holocaust survivors fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Germany tries to redeem itself again and tries to remedy the page of Nazi history. Now the decision to allocate 564 million for 240 thousand survivors around the world, mainly in Israel, North America, the former Soviet Union and Western Europe for the next two years. These are two checks for 1,200 euros each that will be sent in two installments to each survivor.
The survivors are now all elderly and given the conditions of imprisonment suffered by young people, over the years they have developed health diseases that make them subject to greater risk of contagion from Covid-19. Many live isolated lives having lost their entire families and have psychological problems that have been dragging on since the Holocaust.
"Survivors usually say they've been through worse and can survive this too," said Greg Schneider of the Claims Conference. The average age of those who will receive the funds is 84, many are also on the poverty line. The additional cost of face masks and other protective gear, food delivery, and other pandemic-related expenses was overwhelming, according to Schneider. The new funds are intended for those who do not already receive pensions from Germany, mainly people who have fled to Russia or elsewhere to hide. Following negotiations with the Claims Conference, the German government paid more than $ 80 billion in compensation for the Holocaust. This year, Germany agreed to recognize 27 ghettos opened in Bulgaria and Romania, allowing survivors to therefore receive compensation payments. The German government has also agreed to increase funds for social welfare services for Holocaust survivors for 2021 to 554 million euros.
