Austria extends citizenship to descendants of Holocaust victims

The World

The children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren of people who fled Austria to escape the Nazis will be eligible to apply for Austrian citizenship starting next year. Austria previously offered citizenship to Holocaust survivors, but the country’s parliament voted last week to extend the right to descendants of Holocaust victims. Host Carol Hills speaks with two people who plan to apply.  

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