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said, “The biggest problem with legislation is that the benefit is based on disability. You deserve a benefit only if you were injured in a certain activity you engaged in. A monthly or yearly grant would help in the recognition of the activities of these important people." It is accurate that the
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However, there is an ongoing effort among many in the Jewish community (both in Israel and in the diaspora) to preserve the stories of
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stated, “When I came here, I was free. I got work. But when it became close to the time when I would get my pension, I realized I had a problem. I realized that I and other
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