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• PR Free Home Repairs for Holocost Survivers
• A Blue Card client was featured in an article on jewishweek.com in June, 2010
• IN 2010 Charity Navigator announced that The Blue Card has earned its fifth consecutive 4-star rating for its ability to expand its services. Only six percent of rated charities have received at least four consecutive four-star evaluations, indicating that The Blue Card outperforms most charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible.
  
• In addition, Charity Navigator has listed The Blue Card as one of the Top Ten
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HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS LIVING ALONE HAVE CREDIT CARD ON THEIR SIDE
--The Blue Card Visa Affinity Credit Card Funds
 Emergency Response Systems for Survivors--

New York, NY (February 19, 2009) --- Thousands of Holocaust survivors in the United States live alone, often at or near poverty. Since 1939, many of them have turned to The Blue Card for help. With the launch today of The Blue Card Visa affinity credit card, anyone can help The Blue Card provide personal emergency response systems (PERSYS) for Holocaust survivors living alone. Read Full Article

The Blue Card: Financial Assistance for Holocaust Survivors

Technology may change, but an organization that provides financial assistance for Holocaust survivors has maintained a name that's true to its origin. The Blue Card, which was founded in 1934 by the German Jewish community after Hitler came to power, began keeping track of their financial contributions on blue cards. For over seven decades - since 1939 exclusively in the United States - they have been providing money for Holocaust survivors in need. Read Full Article

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Jakob Mogilnik

The Blue Card is pleased to announce the establishment of the Jakob Mogilnik Emergency Response Program, a home-based alert system to ensure timely emergency medical assistance for Holocaust survivors. Read Full Article

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Organization Helps Survivors Through Hard Times

With almost no overhead, Elie Rubinstein and his organization, The Blue Card, distributed $880,000 in 2006 to about 1,000 Holocaust survivors in need.

This year, he predicts, the group will give out over $1.2 million. Most of the elderly beneficiaries earn $12,000 or less per year. Read Full Article

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Help for Holocaust Survivors

It's America's dirty, dark secret. Half of the 175,000 Holocaust survivors in the United States, now in their 80s and 90s, are living out their final days in poverty. Overlooked by society, these frail seniors struggle to keep the lights on and cover basic medical costs. But one organization hasn't forgotten them.
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