The British Six Point Foundation is calling on survivors of WWII from North Africa living in the UK to apply for grants. Although it is little known, Jews in North Africa also suffered during the Holocaust and were forced to work in labor camps.
Grants are available to survivors from Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Morocco but not survivors of the pro-Nazi Farhud pogrom in Iraq. Applicants must have experienced Nazi oppression, have income of less than £10,000 per annum (excluding any pensions or social security payments) and assets of less than £32,000 (excluding a primary residence and a car).
This may be the first time that North African victims of Nazis were ever compensated for their suffering in WWII.
The Foundation was set up in 2011 with some of the proceeds from the Otto Schiff Housing Association which had its origins in a fund set up in 1933 to rescue Jewish people from Nazi oppression in Germany. Six Point says it has so far given grants to over 1000 survivors as well as to organizations who serve Holocaust survivors, such as SPF Connect, JW3 and Ezra Umarpeh.
The Foundation will be distributing its funds until early spring 2017. Applicants should contact Trisha Curtis at TCurtis@jcare.org.