1,200 French Shoah survivors sue train firm

Based on proceedings in June court case in which French Jew compensated for psychological damage endured under Vichy government, 1,200 Israeli Holocaust survivors of French descent file compensation claims in France
Noah Klieger

Compensation claims totaling about 60 million euro were filed in recent months by 1,200 Israelis of French descent against the French government and French National Railway Company.

 

The claims are based on a court ruling handed down in June by the Toulouse regional business court in a case against the French government and the train company to compensate Jews. The prosecutor claimed that he suffered psychological damage when the Vichy government transferred him to a concentration camp.

 

The prosecutor is a French Jew and a Holocaust survivor. The case's verdict ruled that the victims are entitled to compensation. The established monetary figure established in the case was between 30 and 60 thousand euro.

 

Because France doesn't use legal precedents, each individual needs to file a suit in court in order to receive compensation.

 

In Israel, the office of Attorney Michael Bach in Tel Aviv is handling the claims, and 1,200 survivors and their heirs have already filed claims against the French for compensation.