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New Assistance Available for Holocaust Survivors from Serbia

July 31, 2018 Deadline for Applications for Second Year of Serbian Compensation Program 

On February 12, 2016, following negotiations with the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) and the Federation of Jewish communities in Serbia (SAVEZ), the government of Serbia passed a law addressing heirless and unclaimed property unjustly seized from Jewish victims by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

The new law establishes a program of direct cash payments to Serbian Holocaust survivors who lived in Serbia during the Holocaust, whether they currently live in Serbia or abroad.

This new assistance program will provide equal payments to eligible survivors every year for at least the next ten years.

SAVEZ will determine who is eligible for payments and will administer the payments.

 

DEADLINE

A completed application for the Serbian Compensation Program must be signed, notarized and mailed to the address below by July 31, 2018. It is recommended to mail the application through a traceable method – certified mail, Federal Express, DHS, etc. – and to make a copy of your application before mailing it.

The mailing address is:

Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia

Kralja Petra 71a/III

11000 Belgrade

Serbia

 

LATE APPLICATIONS

SAVEZ will not be able to make retroactive payments. Therefore, if an application is not submitted before the deadline, the applicant will not receive a payment for the current year. However, his or her application will be considered for future years.

All questions about the Serbian Compensation Program should be directed to:

Danijela Danon

Secretary General

SAVEZ

Email: office@savezjos.org

Phone: +381 11 2910 363 or +381 11 2621 837

 

The application for the Serbian Compensation Program may be found here.

A link to the list of returned properties in Savez, Serbia can be found here.

A link to the WJRO press release can be found here.

Please note: This is NOT a WJRO program. Determination of eligibility and the issuance of payments is the sole responsibility of SAVEZ, not the WJRO.