For:  Individuals who were victims of Nazi persecution.  

Service description:  JSSA provides survivors and their children with services for information and referral (help with filing various claims for reparations from Germany), counseling, case management, financial and medical assistance, hospice care, bereavement support, support groups, homemaker and bathing services, emergency call system, transportation to medical appointments and Meals on Wheels services. Please note:  New German Compensation for Ghetto Workers. The German government has announced a new, one-time payment of 2,000 Euros for Holocaust Survivors who performed "voluntary" work in a Ghetto. JSSA and the Coordinating Law Firms: DLA Piper, Howrey, Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps and Steptoe & Johnson are providing free legal assistance to survivors who wish to apply for this payment. If you think you might qualify, please call the Holocaust Reparations Hotline at 301- 816-2630.

Please note: Sunday, April 19: Yom Ha'Shoah community-wide day of commemoration, reflection and education.  

Service providers:  Clinical social workers and geriatric case managers.  

Service location:  JSSA offers this service in our Rockville (Montrose Road) location.

Payment:

The Conference on Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany (“Claims Conference”) has provided limited funds to JSSA to assist elderly Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. For more information on eligibility, programs and services, please call the number listed below.

How to get started:

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 301-816-2647.    

Related services:

Comprehensive in-home and in-office assessments
 Care coordination
Individual, family and group counseling
Individualized in-home support services
Growth and Learning Programs
Transitions care
Hospice care