UK-funded social clubs where nearly a thousand Israeli Holocaust survivors enjoy social activities and services are planning to expand in the new year.
In 2013, there were 14 so-called “Britain clubs” functioning as a lifeline for the country’s dwindling survivor community. This is expected to increase by at least seven this year.
The project receives funding from the British Jewish community and is supervised by the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Survivors and the Ministry of Social Services.
British ambassador Matthew Gould, many of whose family were Holocaust victims, said that his involvement with the project had been personal.