VOLUME 2 NO. 5
Introduction 1 The Claims Conference 1 “A Tribute to my mother-in-law” 2 “Ascot State School Bread and Onions” 3 Personal Notices 3 “Requiem for Dalinka” 5 JHC Calendar of Events 6
OCTOBER 2014
Introduction Dear Child Survivors, This month the Claims Conference compensation for child survivors is of course on all our minds. Please be assured any new information we receive will immediately be sent to our members. You may be interested to know that our child survivor member numbers have grown substantially over the past year; we now have 256 names on our mailing list. If you know of any child survivors who may not have registered their details with us please ask them to phone me. Call the Jewish Holocaust Centre on 9528 1985 leaving contact details; I
will phone back as soon as possible. Please note: a child survivor is someone who was born after first of January 1928; all other details required will be on the application form. To any child survivors or members of their families who are not well at this time we send you our sincere wishes for a speedy recovery. Warmest regards viv.
Claims Conference Update - October 2014 Thank you to all child survivors who have contacted me with your personal details and questions. Our latest information is that the application forms for this one off compensation have not been printed as yet. The anticipated date for proceeding with all applications is January 2015. I’ve contacted Jewish Care for the answer to a difficult question: How does a person who has no paperwork to identify themselves e.g. Birth Certificate, and who has never received any form of compensation, prove they are a child survivor? Jewish Care recommends that a child survivor in this situation make an appointment with one of their Program Officers tel: 8517 5999. This situation is quite common and the program Officer will complete an application form on behalf of the child survivor with as many details as they can recall, such as: family name, parents’ names, street where you lived, the town. Jewish Care will then send in the application on your behalf. You will need to bring your
Jewish Children in the Drancy internment camp, France 1942. Photo: Memorial de la Shoah
passport with you at your first interview. If you are already receiving a restitution payment as a pension or have previously received a one-off payment, please phone Jewish Care in January 2015 to confirm the criteria of eligibility of the Child Survivor Fund, Jewish Care will then advise of any further requirements. We will keep you informed as soon as we have any new information.