Jospin’s decree, dated July 13, 2000 concerns any French or foreign person at the time, who lost one or both parents because they died in a camp in France or in deportation or were shot and who was not more than 21 years old when the parent was arrested.
What is the nature of the pension?
It is:
• either a lump-sum settlement (the amount is calculated on the sum equivalent to a 5-year annuity)
• a lifetime pension, non transferable, non reversible
• birth certificate of the applicant
• death OR disappearance certificate of the parent(s) (father and/or mother) who died or disappeared in deportation.
• Affidavit specifying that the applicant doesn’t receive any life compensation from Germany or Austria for the same facts.
• Declaration of choice between the lump-sum settlement and the lifetime pension
• Bank account particulars (name, address, bank routing number and checking account number)
Persons who don’t have a death certificate or a disappearance certificate can send a request to the Shoah Memorial, which will deliver copies of documents on deportation that will serve as a certificate. The request should be sent with, if possible, the name, first name, date and place of birth to: MÉMORIAL DE LA SHOAH
Service des Archives – Indemnisation des Orphelins
17, rue Geoffroy-L’Asnier
75004 PARIS
France
Email : archives@memorialdelashoah.org
Web site : www.memorialdelashoah.org
