The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who were victimized by the Nazis says Germany has agreed to pay another €75 million euros ($88 million) to fund social welfare services for Holocaust survivors.
The New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany said Tuesday that brings total funding next year to €480 million ($560 million) to help survivors as they grow older and frailer.
Claims Conference negotiator Greg Schneider says "these elderly heroes deserve the recognition that increased payments and much-needed services will provide."
Germany also agreed to increase pensions paid to 55,000 Holocaust survivors in Central and Eastern Europe, and expand eligibility for child survivors.
The Claims Conference carries out continuous negotiations to make more people eligible for compensation. Since 1952, Germany has paid more than $70 billion.
