The
representatives of Claims Conference visited Pančevo
On Wednesday, March 11, Jewish Community of
Pančevo visited the director of JOINT for Serbia Mr. Israel Sabag,
representatives of the Claims Conference Mr. Charles Rose and Mr. Markus
Feurstein, coordinator of the Claims Conference for Serbia Mrs. Sunčica
Prlinčević, social worker of the Jewish Community of Belgrade Miss Lea
Montijas and Mr. Zoran Mevorah from Federation of Jewish Communities in
Serbia. The aim of the visit was to learn them about the provision of
social and health care for survivors of the Holocaust in Pančevo. The
meeting was attended by some of the survivors who receive financial
compensation from the Claims and several community's members. In
addition, the guests were acquainted with the community work and the
main problems in relation to the financial issues, restitution, "Stratište"
memorial, cooperation with city authorities, etc. To Mr. Sabag was given
as a present a publication for children about Jewish holidays and few
catalogs of the exhibitions done by
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