ers ▁had ▁won ▁several ▁land mark ▁cases ▁that ▁brought ▁hope ▁and ▁emp ower ment ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vulner able ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁metropol is , ▁including ▁successfully ▁blocking ▁the ▁illegal ▁ev ict ions ▁of ▁low - in come ▁elder ly ▁residents ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁California ' s ▁Cad illa c ▁Hotel . ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ' s ▁victory ▁won ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁renov ations , ▁and ▁guaranteed ▁the ▁residents ' ▁right ▁to ▁remain ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁lives , ▁at ▁their ▁current ▁low ▁r ents . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁aff ir med ▁its ▁growing ▁reputation ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁ag ency ▁offering ▁free ▁services ▁to ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv ors ▁by ▁winning ▁a ▁land mark ▁decision ▁that ▁provided ▁vital ▁support ▁and ▁justice ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁low - in come , ▁elder ly ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv ors . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Circ uit ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Fel icia ▁Gr un f eder , ▁a ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁client ▁and ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁denied ▁dis ability ▁benefits ▁because ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁small ▁surv iv ors ’ ▁re par ations ▁payment . ▁ ▁After ▁multiple ▁appe als , ▁the ▁federal ▁courts ▁ruled ▁that ▁Hol oca ust ▁re par ations ▁pay ments ▁cannot ▁pre clude ▁dis ability ▁pay ments — state ▁and ▁federal ▁legisl ation ▁subsequently ▁cod