Success stories
Eitan, an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor living in Haifa suffers from dementia. His family was having a difficult time providing him with therapeutic solutions because he only received a minimum disability percentage of 25% from the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority. Although he was defined as needy, he still was only receiving a monthly allowance of 6,459 NIS.
Recently, Eitan’s son contacted Aviv through our Call Center. Aviv’s attorneys helped Eitan’s son submit an application to increase his disability percentage as well as to receive assistance regarding medical equipment and home aid.
All requests were approved, and increased Eitan’s monthly stipend by 5,361 NIS!
Today, Eitan receives 11,820 NIS each month, affording him the care he needs in order to live his remaining years comfortably.
Recently, Eitan’s son contacted Aviv through our Call Center. Aviv’s attorneys helped Eitan’s son submit an application to increase his disability percentage as well as to receive assistance regarding medical equipment and home aid.
All requests were approved, and increased Eitan’s monthly stipend by 5,361 NIS!
Today, Eitan receives 11,820 NIS each month, affording him the care he needs in order to live his remaining years comfortably.
Eitan
For many years, Aviva, a 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from Ofakim, lived in great hardship. She had no pension and did not receive a monthly allowance as a Holocaust survivor simply because she immigrated to Israel after October 1953, the date of the signing of the reparations agreement with Germany. We met Aviva as part of a project to locate and assist Holocaust survivors who were forced laborers, originally from Tunisia, living in the Gaza Envelope and southern Israel.
We identified that she was now entitled to a monthly allowance because she accompanied her mother during forced labor. In the last two years, the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority has recognized women who worked in forced labor and children who accompanied them as eligible for a monthly pension for Holocaust survivors. We submitted a request to the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority for a monthly allowance as well as for an increased benefit based on income (income supplementation). All requests were approved, and today, Aviva receives a monthly allowance of 8,200 NIS, in addition to a retroactive payment of 39,500 NIS.
We identified that she was now entitled to a monthly allowance because she accompanied her mother during forced labor. In the last two years, the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority has recognized women who worked in forced labor and children who accompanied them as eligible for a monthly pension for Holocaust survivors. We submitted a request to the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority for a monthly allowance as well as for an increased benefit based on income (income supplementation). All requests were approved, and today, Aviva receives a monthly allowance of 8,200 NIS, in addition to a retroactive payment of 39,500 NIS.
Aviva
Mordechai, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor from Rehovot, was only receiving an annual grant for seven years, even though he was entitled to a monthly allowance. This was because during the rights procurement process, he got confused and submitted an application for benefits to the Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority on an annual grant form and not a monthly grant form. While the Authority's officials should have identified this error, it unfortunately was unchecked. After years in which he only received an annual grant, Mordechai's wife contacted Aviv’s hotline and asked to find out whether he was receiving everything he was entitled to.
Attorney Hila Peleg, a rights advisor, identified that Mordechai was entitled to a monthly allowance, and explained what medical documentation should be requested from his doctors. She assisted in submitting the amended application to the Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority.
The application was approved, and Mordechai began receiving a monthly allowance of 3,478 shekels. Subsequently, Attorney Peleg filed a request for Mordechai to receive a retroactive payment, claiming that the Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority should have identified that Mordechai was entitled to a monthly allowance even if he had submitted the application on the wrong form due to the difficulty of dealing with the bureaucracy. This application was also approved and Mordechai received a retroactive payment of 200,000 shekels! We met S., 79 years old, at a Rights Procurement Day at the hotel where she is staying. Due to her mental state we could not have a preliminary conversation with her on the phone, but during the meeting a good relationship was established with Aviv’s rights advisors, and she has been accompanied by Aviv ever since. We helped S. submit the application for a disability allowance as a victim of hostilities and she was designated 50% disability. She received a retroactive payment of more than 60,000 NIS from the National Insurance for victims of hostilities and also receives a monthly stipend of 4,700 NIS.
Attorney Hila Peleg, a rights advisor, identified that Mordechai was entitled to a monthly allowance, and explained what medical documentation should be requested from his doctors. She assisted in submitting the amended application to the Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority.
The application was approved, and Mordechai began receiving a monthly allowance of 3,478 shekels. Subsequently, Attorney Peleg filed a request for Mordechai to receive a retroactive payment, claiming that the Holocaust Survivors Rights Authority should have identified that Mordechai was entitled to a monthly allowance even if he had submitted the application on the wrong form due to the difficulty of dealing with the bureaucracy. This application was also approved and Mordechai received a retroactive payment of 200,000 shekels! We met S., 79 years old, at a Rights Procurement Day at the hotel where she is staying. Due to her mental state we could not have a preliminary conversation with her on the phone, but during the meeting a good relationship was established with Aviv’s rights advisors, and she has been accompanied by Aviv ever since. We helped S. submit the application for a disability allowance as a victim of hostilities and she was designated 50% disability. She received a retroactive payment of more than 60,000 NIS from the National Insurance for victims of hostilities and also receives a monthly stipend of 4,700 NIS.
Mordechai
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