Worldwide Shoah Memoirs Collection

The Claims Conference has launched a worldwide appeal to Jewish survivors of the Holocaust and their families to submit previously unpublished or unavailable memoirs to a worldwide electronic collection.

Video Links:

• Professor Saul Friedländer, discusses the Shoah Memoirs Collection at the press conference.
• Windows Media Player | Quicktime

Israel Distributes New Pension Payments for Holocaust Survivors

An Israeli ministerial committee approved draft legislation that will allow for pension payments to eligible Holocaust survivors who are not necessarily in financial need.

Related Links:

• See the edited translation of the statement released by the Prime Minister's Office on 01/20/08.
• See earlier statements

Compensation & Restitution Resources

Germany | Austria | Poland | Hungary

For All Other Countries, Please See:
Guide to Worldwide Compensation

Assets of the Claims Conference: An Explanation

Assets of the Claims Conference: An Explanation
Audit 2006 [PDF]
Summary of Liabilities and Net Assets [PDF]
An Overview of the Future Needs of Nazi Victims
Report on Current Assets / Pending Claims of the Successor Organization
Issues Regarding Future Income

Polish Prime Minister Commits to Restitution Legislation

March 11, 2008 -- The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, committed yesterday at a meeting with Jewish organizations in New York that the Polish government will soon address the issue of private property restitution.

Related Links on Poland:

• Compensation and Restitution in Poland
• Negotiations: Eastern Europe

Needy Austrian Nazi Victims Worldwide to Receive Medical Care

A supplemental fund to provide medical services for needy Austrian Nazi victims worldwide was secured after successful negotiations by the Claims Conference.

Related Links:

• Austrian Holocaust Survivors Emergency Assistance Program

Reparations Morality - Claims Conference Response

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