Agreement with the German government and the Claims
Conference increases the maximum weekly allowable hours for household and
homecare help to 56 hours for survivors.
Brooklyn, NY –Williamsburg
UJO is pleased with the increased allowable hours that Holocaust survivors who benefit
from the Hardship Fund may now be eligible for. This will result in more home care
hours, which will help survivors with their housekeeping, homecare, etc. This
increase is a result of the new agreement with the German government, which
increased the maximum homecare hours that may be provided for this category for
Holocaust survivors. The increase is for up to 56 hours per week.
The UJO provides various services for close to 600
Williamsburg survivors through the programs funded by the Claims Conference and
various government agencies such as the NYC Holocaust Initiative and other NYS funding.
Among the services provided is Homecare.
Thanks to Assemblyman David Buchwald from Westchester who helped to
intervene to acquire additional funding for the Holocaust survivors.
Assemblyman Buchwald, went out of his way to contact the German government to
press them to provide the additional hours after hearing how necessary the
increase would be for the survivors.
Assemblyman Buchwald is the great-grandchild of Rabbi Shmuel
Avraham Rabinowitz, the Brownsviller Rebbe,
one of the first rebbes in America. The Assemblyman’s grandfather, Rabbi Baruch Rabinowitz lobbied congress for the
Emergency Committee to rescue Jews in Europe during World War II as the Committee worked to inform Washington
and unite the world against Nazi murders. The apple doesn’t fall far from the
tree, and Assemblyman Buchwald is also a devoted advocate for Holocaust survivors.
The UJO thanks Assemblyman Buchwald for his devoted and successful
intervention in this issue.
