Hungary announced it would extend by five months the deadline to file claims for a recently re-opened Holocaust compensation program. The Hungarian government’s decision Monday, which will extend the deadline to Dec. 31, came in response to pressure from U.S. officials, Jewish organizations and survivor groups, as well as the Claims Conference.
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