A first group of Russian Holocaust survivors received $400 apiece from a $180 million Swiss fund created in 1997 to help needy survivors. Fund officials hope to reach a total of some 2,500 Jewish and non-Jewish survivors in Russia, some of whom will be eligible for an additional $600 at a later date.
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