Psychosocial support provided to Austrian Holocaust survivors and their families in Israel

 
in German:
Psychosocial support provided to Austrian Holocaust survivors and their families in Israel

Project

 

Description

"Amcha" is the Israeli national center for psychosocial support for Holocaust survivors and their second generation. Amcha provides a comprehensive network of mental health care and psychosocial support. Amcha currently supports 35 Holocaust survivors born in Austria and about 40 additional survivors who were imprisoned in Mauthausen and subcamps in Austria during World War II. The program is carried out both within Amcha's centers distributed throughout Israel (including Nahariya, Kiryat Motzkin, Haifa, Netanya, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Ashdod and Beer Sheva) and at home.

in German:
“Amcha“ ist das nationale israelische Zentrum für psychosoziale Unterstützung von Überlebenden des Holocaust und deren zweiten Generation. Amcha bietet ein umfassendes Netzwerk psychischer Gesundheitsversorgung und psychosoziale Unterstützung. Zurzeit unterstützt Amcha 35 in Österreich geborene Holocaust-Überlebende und ungefähr 40 zusätzliche Überlebende, die während des Zweiten Weltkrieges in Österreich in Mauthausen und Außenlager inhaftiert waren. Das Programm wird sowohl innerhalb der Zentren Amchas, die in ganz Israel (inklusive Nahariya, Kiryat Motzkin, Haifa, Netanya, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Ashdod und Beer Sheva) verteilt sind, als auch zu Hause durchgeführt.

Applicant

AMCHA (R.A) National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Survivors of the Holocaust and the Second Generation

in German:
AMCHA (R.A) National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Holocaus Survivors and the Second Generation

Website

Location

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Approved

17 Jun 2019

Category

Social programme

Type

Social / socio-medical projects

Funding

Residue pursuant to Sec. 2b NF Law

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.