VOLUME 3 NO. 3
MAY 2015
Introduction Introduction 1 Claims Conference Update 1 My Life, My Story by Henryk Kranz 2 My Life, My Story by Emma Kranz 3
Monsieur Mayonnaise 4 Child Survivors DNA Testing Project 5 Child Survivors DNA Testing Project Form 6
Dear Child Survivors, This edition of Connections details a new project for CSH. There are many child survivors of the Holocaust worldwide who were never reunited with their families and in fact have no knowledge of their own personal family history. Now after many years have passed and as parents and grandparents themselves their need to find out who they truly are has become more urgent. Please take the time to read about this special project to help child survivors possibly find surviving family members, there is a form you might like to fill in as part of the first survey, which is the
last page of our newsletter. The Jewish Holocaust Centre understands the child survivors need to have more opportunities to share their Holocaust experience with the wider community. There will be a Child Survivor Panel Discussion on Sunday 12 July, 2.00pm – 4.00pm, headed by Dr Paul Valent. We will be sending you an invitation soon and look forward to your supporting this important event, please enter the date 12.7.2015 in your diary. To any of our members or their families experiencing difficulty at this time, we send your our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Warm regards. viv.
Claims Conference Update We have been following up the progress of CSH compensation applications and wish to advise the following: On 27 May, 2015 the Claims Conference annojunced it has started to make the first payments for the newly established Child Survivor Fund. Survivors who have applied should receive acknowledgment of their applications within 60 days of receipt. If someone has applied but has not received an acknowledgement after 60 days tghat the Claims Conference has received their claim, please advise Jewish Care (Victoria) on 8517 5999 or the Claims Conference directly. The compensation money will be sent from Claims Conference in New York and NOT Jewish Care (Victoria). The Claims Conference will advise child survivors directly when their claim status changes. NO cutoff date has been set at this time, for anyone still working on their application form please continue to do so. If you have any queries or questions on how to fill out your
Jewish Children in the Drancy internment camp, France 1942. Photo: Memorial de la Shoah
form, please contact Jewish Care on 03 8517 5999. For eligible CSH waiting on their A2 2015 Life Certificates, Jewish Care advise they are running late this year but they are being sent out now. If any CSH members have any general questions (similar to the ones above), please email me at viv.parry@bigpond. com and I will ask Jewish Care on your behalf.