A decision by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On to increase the monthly stipend of some 43,000 Holocaust survivors may be conditional on the cabinet’s approval of across-the-board cuts to the 2009 state budget, Ra’anan Dinur, the director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office, said Wednesday.
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Jewish leader remembers Swiss bank deal
BOCA RATON, FL — Greenberg Traurig, working with Jewish Family Services, is sponsoring a free legal clinic in Boca Raton today.
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Gov’t okays higher budget for survivors
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On officially endorsed the conclusion of the Dorner Commission on Holocaust survivors, Monday. The budget allocated to support aging survivors is consequently expected to rise by NIS 250 million.
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Jewish leader remembers Swiss bank deal
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of one of the most painful episodes in recent Swiss history: the signing of a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and Holocaust survivors and their families.
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Revisionist historian awaits verdict
A revisionist historian living in Australia could be jailed.
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Comics Legends Document Holocaust Artist’s Struggle
Neal Adams, Joe Kubert and Stan Lee have joined forces with a Holocaust expert to craft a comic that document the struggle of an Auschwitz survivor who painted watercolors to spare her mother’s life in the Nazi camp.
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Hungary Holocaust survivors to receive compensation
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Jewish organization says survivors of the Nazi occupation of Budapest will each get a compensation payment of $2,900.
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Lieberman to do Jewish outreach for McCain in Holocaust Memorial
Sen. Joe Lieberman is stepping up his efforts for John McCain, heading to Michigan next week to for a reception targeted at Jewish voters in the Detroit area. The gathering is taking place in a decidedly unique venue for a political get-together, though.
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Inmate is Charged with Scamming the Families of Holocaust Victims
An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute in Petersburg has been charged with running a scheme to cash in bank accounts intended for the families of Holocaust victims.
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Holocaust denier’s ‘attack on justice’
HOLOCAUST denier Fredrick Toben aggravated charges of criminal contempt of court by attacking federal judges and the judicial process, a court has heard.
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