Germany to pay over $1 billion for Holocaust survivors

(JNS) — The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany on Wednesday settled with Germany’s Finance Ministry a $1.08 billion increase in home-care funding for Holocaust survivors for 2026, the largest budget for survivor home care in the organization’s history.

The supplemental payments will go to more than 127,000 Holocaust survivors around the world, according to the Claims Conference.

With the average age of survivors increasing from 86 in 2018 to 88.5 in 2024, the health needs of the survivors have become greater, with increased costs.

“This historic increase to home-care funding...