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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Mayor Ed Koch and Ruth Gruber made The Blue Card's
2007 Dinner an Unprecedented Success

“Who would remember if survivors would not be here to tell us?”, Mayor Ed Koch posing an all important question in his remarks.

New York)………The Annual Benefit Dinner, held at Tavern on the Green, was hugely successful thanks to our generous supporters and friends. The event was a great success financially; in total, $130,000 was raised. 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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