REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY UNVEILS NEW PAGE ON WEBSITE TO ASSIST HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMS www.house.gov/schakowsky/holocaust.shtml
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today unveiled a new page on her website designed to assist Holocaust survivors and families of victims. The new page provides information that will help survivors and families determine if they qualify for compensation.
"I will continue to look for ways to facilitate the claims process for my constituents and others in the Chicago area. I will work with my Congressional colleagues and leaders of the Jewish community in Chicago to find innovative and effective methods to ensure that those who have suffered so much are not forgotten. Hopefully this site will prove to be a useful resource for Holocaust survivors and families of victims," Schakowsky said.
Currently, the page provides useful links to resources on the Internet. The page will be updated as new information and resources become available
Representative Schakowsky, a member of the House Banking Committee, has cosponsored the Holocaust Survivors' Tax Fairness Act of 1999. The legislation would exempt Holocaust victims who may receive reimbursement for war reparations from federal income tax. She also cosponsored the Justice for Holocaust Survivors Act. The act would allow Holocaust survivors who are currently citizens, but who were not U.S. citizens at the time of the Holocaust and who have been denied reparations by the German government, to sue the German government in United States federal courts to claim restitutions.