Germany to Give $720 Million to Holocaust Survivors Globally

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Natalia Berezhnaya, left, is seen in Odessa, Ukraine, in this undated photo with her home care worker as one of approximately 5,200 Holocaust survivors in Ukraine who receives ongoing home care funded by the Claims Conference and implemented by the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and Hesed Social Service network. The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that Germany has agreed to extend funding by another $720 million that will be distributed to more than 300 social welfare organizations globally to provide help for Holocaust survivors. (Alexander Vdovichenko/The Jewish Joint Distribution Committee via AP)

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With the end of World War II now more than 76 years ago, all living Holocaust survivors are elderly, and many suffer from numerous medical issues because they were deprived of proper nutrition when they were young.

Many also live isolated, having lost their families in the war. Many Holocaust survivors came out of the war with nothing and are still impoverished today.

This article originally appeared on APNews.com.

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Kirsten Grieshaber is a reporter for The Associated Press based in Berlin.

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