Pro Bono Initiative Focuses on Helping Holocaust Survivors

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Kate Bladow

Last week, the Bet Tzedek Holocaust Survivors Justice Network launched. This site, sponsored by Bet Tzedek and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, will support attorneys who are helping Holocaust survivors apply for reparations from the German government under the Ghetto Labor Compensation Fund. Nearly 20,000 people in the United States potentially qualify for payments under this program, which recognizes voluntary labor done by victims of national socialist persecution. Until recently, Bet Tzedek had been marshaling its staff and pro bono resources to assist several hundred survivors in the Los Angeles area. With the launch of this site, Bet Tzedek is taking its program nationwide. - K

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Elissa Barrett - July 25, 2008 7:16 PM

Thank you for this mention of the Bet Tzedek Holocaust Survivors Justice Network. To help us reach more survivors and the volunteer attorneys who wish to assist them, please add a link to our website: www.holocaustsurvivorsprobono.org

Kate - July 25, 2008 7:56 PM

Elissa - I'm happy to help. This is a great project. - K

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