Holocaust survivors

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: March 31, 2004 | Copyright information

Holocaust survivors, heirs receive checks

From Journal Sentinel wire reports

Wednesday, March 31, 2004

New York -- Nearly 16,000 Holocaust survivors and heirs will receive $1,000 checks as "token payments" on insurance policies that vanished in the chaos of World War II, an international commission on postwar claims said Tuesday.

The $16 million will go to recipients in 62 countries based on anecdotal evidence that they once held life insurance policies issued by Eu...