(3 Jun 2003)

1. Wide shot of press conference room
2. Close up of man at press conference with long beard
3. Wide shot of room
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gideon Taylor, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany:
"The proceeds of theft will be turned into food packages and home care for those who suffered in the Holocaust. Funds will go from insurance companies that didn't care and didn't act to social welfare agencies that go into the homes of Holocaust survivors and bring food and home care and just perhaps a warm heart."
5. Mid shot of applause
6. Cutaway of cameraman
7. Wide shot of room
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roman Kent, Holocaust Survivor:
"Are we satisfied? No. Are we happy about the outcome? No. But we have reached what we thought was the best way to put some closure to a chapter in our lives and particularly in the lives of survivors, is - is so painful, and once we have some measure of closure we can look forwards to what's a better future."
9. Wide shot of audience

STORYLINE:

Elderly Holocaust survivors in 31 countries will receive $15 million in assistance this year from German insurance companies, advocates for survivors announced Monday.

The money is the first of what will be 10 annual disbursements from $132 million in humanitarian funds secured by the International Commission on Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims.

The German Foundation for Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future agreed to provide the funds in October 2002 after years of negotiations.

The German fund was initially set up to pay out compensation to the estimated 1 million now elderly people who were forced to work for the Nazi war-machine. It includes contributions by private companies and the German government.

Gideon Taylor, executive vice president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, said the money was a small step toward providing for the needs of Holocaust survivors.

The money will be distributed to social service agencies and will be used to provide home care and other services to Holocaust survivors.

Of the $15 million distributed this year, $6 million will go to Israeli survivors and $2.4 million will be used in the United States.

Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ] ​​
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]


You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]

свернуть