Mendel Kaplan, residing in Haifa, Israel, claimed a pension from the German Social Security based on his employment in the Zaklikow ghetto between November 1941 and May 1942, where he was forced to wear the Yellow badge, and performed cleaning and kitchen work in exchange for food vouchers and daily meals. He was later deported to the Majdanek, Budzyn, Mauthausen, Melk, and Gunskirchen camps, and liberated on May 8, 1945. He resided in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp until emigrating to Israel in August 1948. Following Mendel Kaplan's death on October 26, 2004, his wife, Fela Kaplan, residing in Haifa, Israel, continued the pension claim and filed for a survivor's pension. Fela Kaplan also sought restitution for her time spent in the Bochnia ghetto between March 1941 and May 1943, where she was forced to wear the Yellow badge and subjected to forced labor. After liberation, she resided in Brueggen, Germany until emigrating to Israel in 1948. Fela Kaplan's mother survived the Holocaust. Mendel Kaplan was granted 9750 DM in compensation for 46 months of imprisonment. Fela Kaplan received compensation for health issues at a 30% disability rating from January 1, 1945. The United Restitution Organization offices in Tel Aviv and Haifa, and the Claims Conference assisted with these applications.
