Tel Aviv, Israel – Children of Holocaust Survivors to Sue Germany

Tel Aviv, Israel – Children of Holocaust survivors in Israel aim to file a suit in an Israeli court seeking compensation from Germany for their suffering as the 'second generation.'

The suit would be filed in the Tel Aviv district court Sunday, with the plaintiffs demanding their suffering be recognized as 'both the experiences of the second generation as well as studies show that the trauma has been passed on between the generations.'

So far, some 3,000 Israelis had joined in the initiative, which is believed to be without precedent.

The plaintiffs would seek to force Germany to pay for the costs of their therapy they were undergoing for the problems resulting from being the follow-up generation to the original Holocaust victims.

The suit will cite the cases of five women whose parents had survived the Holocaust, who to this day suffer anxiety attacks and depression.

In one case, a 55-year-old woman claims she is unable to ride a bus because it reminds her of the trains used to transport Jews to the death camps. Another woman cites her great fear of dogs. [IANS]