Some 20,000 needy Holocaust survivors in about 13 countries will receive one- time payments later this year from a $185 million Swiss fund that was created in 1997, the World Jewish Congress said Tuesday. The payments, to be distributed to survivors in such countries as Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Mexico, will range between $700 and $1,300, the WJC said.
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