struggle for justice: a survey of child Holocaust survivors' experiences with restitution

It is not often fully realised that 1.5 million children and adolescents were murdered during the Holocaust, and that those who survived were initially overlooked when issues of restitution first surfaced. Many felt inhibited about seeking compensation, held back by misplaced feelings of shame, discomfort and anger. Further impediments to the quest for compensation included missed deadlines, bureaucratic documentation and time requirements, and being treated by governments and agencies as beggars or con artists. It is here asserted that every Jewish child Holocaust survivor is entitled to monetary compensation, and that an apology should be compulsorily demanded of the perpetrators.