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Vanishing Witnesses: An Urgent Analysis Of The Declining Population Of Holocaust Survivors
April 21, 2025
First-Of-Its-Kind Global Report on the Declining Population of Holocaust Survivors Underscores the Urgency to Engage With This Final Generation of Eyewitnesses Report Indicates 70 Percent Of World’s Holocaust Survivors Will Be Gone In The Next 10 Years. There Are Estimated To ...Read more2025 Demographic Report
April 21, 2025
2025 Demographic Report Indicates 220,800 Holocaust Survivors Alive Globally Conducted By the Claims Conference, The Demographic Study Identifies Jewish Holocaust Survivors In More Than 90 Countries; Half Reside In Israel, 18 Percent Reside In North America. View the Report Statistics Vanishing Witnesses April 22, 2025: ...Read moreStronger than Fear
March 4, 2025
Pictured above: Family of Holocaust survivor Mark Schonwetter (front center) who as a child was hidden and saved by Righteous Rescuers in the Carpathian mountains in Poland.Read moreIn Memory of Marian Turski, z”l
February 24, 2025
It is with a broken heart that we share with you details of Marian Turski, z”l following his passing at the age of 98 years old. Marian Turski (left) speaking to fellow survivor Ben Helfgott, z”l, officials from the German government ...Read moreThe First-Ever 8-Country Holocaust Knowledge And Awareness Index Shows Growing Gap In Knowledge About The Holocaust, Especially In Young Adults
January 17, 2025
The Majority Of Respondents In Almost Every Country Surveyed Feel Something Like The Holocaust Could Happen Again; A Majority Of Respondents Also Show Strong Desire For Holocaust Education Key Findings Methodology Executive Summary Toplines Taskforce Across countries surveyed, large swaths of the population do not know that ...Read moreRemember This
December 6, 2024
ABOUT TIMELINE VIDEOS On the 80th Commemoration of Liberation, 80 Auschwitz Survivors Each Share One Personal Memory from the Holocaust They Want the World to Never Forget Claims Conference Launches “I Survived Auschwitz: Remember This” To Commemorate The 80th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of ...Read moreInside Kristallnacht
October 29, 2024
Curriculum & Instructions Open the Experience With Antisemitism at an All-time High Just Ahead of Kristallnacht, the Claims Conference Has Launched an Immersive XR Experience Giving Viewers an Unprecedented Look Inside a Pivotal Moment in the Holocaust The Claims Conference with Partners, USC ...Read moreAfter Nearly 80 Years, A Significant Step Is Achieved Towards An Art Restitution Law In Germany For Holocaust Survivors And Heirs
October 9, 2024
Left to right: Offenbach, Germany, Books and archival material in the OAD warehouse, photo: Yad Vashem; “Dame mit vögeln” by Kees van Dongen from the ERR database; A map showing ERR activities in occupied Europe, photo: Yad Vashem; Processing of ...Read moreThe Return of Exile: A Leo Baeck Institute Partnership
August 9, 2024
Building on our legacy of backing impactful Holocaust education initiatives, the Claims Conference is proud to partner with the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) to support the return of Exile, the award-winning podcast produced with Antica. This project represents a significant ...Read moreSurvivors’ Journey to the Olympics: Ágnes Keleti and Ben Helfgott
August 2, 2024
With the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris underway, the Claims Conference would like to take a moment to honor two remarkable Holocaust survivors who competed in the Olympic games. Just shy of her 100 birthday, we met with Ágnes Keleti ...Read moreMartyrs of Rhodes and Kos and the Liberation of Majdanek
July 26, 2024
Monument to the Jewish martyrs of Rhodes and Kos who were deported on July 23, 1944 and murdered at Auschwitz. This week marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi deportation of 1,600 Jews from Rhodes, Greece and the nearby island of ...Read moreIn Memory of Alex Dancyg z”l
July 22, 2024
The Claims Conference mourns the loss of Holocaust historian Alex Dancyg, z”l. It is with great sadness that we share that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the death of Alex Dancyg at some point during his captivity by Hamas. Alex, a 76-year-old ...Read moreIn Memory of Dr. Ruth Westheimer z”l
July 19, 2024
The Claims Conference is deeply saddened by the loss of world renowned psychosexual therapist, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. Above is a screenshot of Dr. Ruth Westheimer sharing a message for the 2022 International Holocaust Survivors Night. The loss of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer deeply saddens ...Read moreClaims Conference Hosts Guests for Annual Board Meeting
June 28, 2024
This week, the Claims Conference gathered for its Annual Board meeting in New York City. More than 50 members of the board came together from 14 countries. During this year’s board meeting, they discussed recent negotiations, new programs, and initiatives ...Read moreHolocaust Survivors Honored at the 2024 Israel Day Parade
June 21, 2024
On June 2, tens of thousands of people, including Holocaust survivors, took to Fifth Avenue in New York City to march in the Israel Day Parade, organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY). The mood of ...Read moreDocumentary Film Focused On Tattoos To Heal Holocaust-Inflicted Trauma, Wins Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest
June 17, 2024
The First-Place Film Follows Second And Third Generations Of Holocaust Survivors Who Tattoo Themselves As A Physical Reminder Of Their Parents’ And Grandparents’ Unimaginable Suffering. “I deeply appreciate the resilience exhibited by the subjects I interviewed….Their commitment extends beyond personal courage; ...Read moreAt a Time of Global Strife, Holocaust Education Receives a Much-Needed Increase; Holocaust Survivors Also Receive Increase in Social Welfare Services Funding
June 5, 2024
Negotiations between the Claims Conference and the German government, held this year at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Social Welfare Services For Holocaust Survivors Will Increase An Additional €105 Million, Impacting More Than 100,000 Survivors Worldwide. Outcomes ...Read moreEvery Survivor Receives an Increase
April 19, 2024
Ensuring Holocaust survivors around the world are cared for and have access to the resources they need to live their lives in dignity continues to be the Claims Conference’s number one priority. We are pleased to announce substantial increases in ...Read moreCancel Hate
April 16, 2024
Holocaust Survivors From Around The World Post Videos Of Themselves Reading Hateful Holocaust Denial Posts From Social Media, Asking The World To Join Them And Cancel Hate.Read moreEvery Holocaust Survivor in Israel to Receive One-Time Solidarity Payment
April 9, 2024
All 113,000 Jewish Holocaust Survivors In Israel Will Receive A Newly Established One-Time Payment Of €220 from €25 million fund TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, April 9, 2024: Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) and the Authority for ...Read moreClaims Conference Launches International Holocaust Survivor Speakers Bureau
April 3, 2024
The Survivor Speakers Bureau — SSB, for short — is a vast database of Holocaust survivors willing and able to tell their stories. As the Holocaust survivor population wanes, it is more critical than ever that survivors tell their stories. ...Read moreA Glimmer of Humanity in a Dark Chapter of History
March 29, 2024
“I never thought that for doing something good but normal, the humane thing, one can receive any compensation in this world.” These were the words of Bronislawa Bakun, aged 90, last week upon hearing that she would be recognized by ...Read moreHolocaust Survivor Demographic Reports
January 19, 2024
Holocaust Survivors Worldwide:A Demographic Overview Unprecedented Demographic Report On Holocaust Survivors Indicates Approximately 245,000 Jewish Survivors Alive Globally Conducted By the Claims Conference, The Demographic Study Identifies Jewish Holocaust Survivors In More Than 90 Countries; 49 Percent Reside In Israel, 18 Percent ...Read moreEvery Day, We Wake Up On October 7
November 20, 2023
This week, Claims Conference President Gideon Taylor, meeting with survivors in Israel to discuss Holocaust survivor needs following the October 7 attacks. “There used to be 30 seconds to get to a shelter once there was a siren, but since the flood of ...Read moreSurvivors Unite at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City
November 6, 2023
Over 100 Holocaust survivors gathered at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Their goal: to demand the immediate release of captives held by terrorists in Gaza and send a message of support to their families. The event was ...Read more2023 Austrian Holocaust Survivor Payment
November 3, 2023
Resulting from the Claims Conference negotiations, the Federal Government of Austria has agreed to pay every living Austrian Holocaust survivor an additional direct compensation payment of approximately €5,000 (approx. $3,300 USD) per survivor. As we estimate there to be about ...Read moreNight of Broken Glass Virtual Reality Project
November 2, 2023
On the 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, a Virtual Reality experience brought to you by the Claims Conference, the USC Shoah Foundation, MakeMePulse in partnership with Meta, UNESCO and the World Jewish Congress will be released in 2024.Read moreMessage from the President. Then and Now
October 27, 2023
The Claims Conference is an organization, created in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel, that is dedicated to the well-being of Holocaust survivors and to teaching the lessons of the Holocaust. What does ...Read moreA Message on Israel
October 19, 2023
As you know, on October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out the deadliest one-day attack on Jews since the Holocaust. With 120,000 Holocaust survivors and almost one hundred Claims Conference staff living in Israel, the attacks bring the organization particularly close to ...Read moreSukkot Celebrations Around the World: A 2023 Recap
October 6, 2023
Sukkot is more than a harvest celebration. It is a time to gather and commemorate our shared history, express gratitude for our blessings and strengthen the bonds that tie us to our heritage.Read moreNew Global Partnership Brings Holocaust Survivor Inge Auerbacher’s Experience To Virtual Reality
September 20, 2023
Meta, StoryFile, UNESCO, the World Jewish Congress, and the Claims Conference have partnered to create “Tell Me, Inge”, an innovative and immersive Extended Reality experience, which shows how Inge Auerbacher survived the Theresienstadt ghetto. NEW YORK CITY, September 20, 2023 – ...Read moreRosh Hashanah
September 15, 2023
Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection, renewed inspiration, and strengthened connections. As we start a new year, we take pride in the progress we’ve made this year, underscoring our unwavering commitment to the well-being and dignity of survivors around ...Read moreHolocaust Survivors Will Continue to Receive Additional One-Time Payments from the German Government Until 2027 As a Result of Claims Conference Negotiations
June 14, 2023
Home Care Services Funding For Holocaust Survivors Will Increase An Additional $105.2 Million For A Total Of $888.9 Million; Outcomes For These Negotiations Also Include Expanded One-Time Payments Per Year Through 2027, Impacting More Than 128,000 Holocaust Survivors Worldwide.Read moreOHS
April 18, 2023
Holocaust Survivors and Their Family Members Launch Year-Long Digital Campaign – Our Holocaust Story – Sharing Stories of Survival That Made Their Families Possible – on Holocaust Remembrance DayRead moreSpecial Passover Series
April 5, 2023
For Passover every year, a critical priority for the Claims Conference is ensuring that Holocaust survivors around the world have the supplies and food they need to celebrate and partake in the Pesach holidays. This year, as we work our ...Read moreCelebrating Purim in Israel
March 6, 2023
An incredible Purim party was held for Holocaust survivors and members of a supportive community at Beit Moriah in Be’er Sheva in Israel this week. In a bright room full of music and dancing, survivors came together to connect, remember ...Read moreStory Of Jewish Resistance Fighter Targeted By The Infamous Butcher Of Lyon Wins Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest
February 23, 2023
First Place Is The Story Of Ernst Cahn, An Ice Cream Parlor Owner Who Chose Resistance In Spite Of Certain Death During Nazi Invasion. His Arrest Led To “The February Strike” Of 1941. NEW YORK, NEW YORK: February 23, 2023—The Conference ...Read moreNew Study Reveals Nearly One Quarter of Dutch Millennials and Gen Z Believe the Holocaust Was a Myth or Exaggerated
January 25, 2023
Only Half of Respondents Are In Favor Of Recent Efforts By Dutch Public Figures to Acknowledge and Apologize for the Netherlands’ Failure to Protect the Jews During the Holocaust Westerbork, Netherlands, Jews boarding a deportation train to Auschwitz. Photo: Wikimedia Commons NEW ...Read moreHolocaust Survivors From Over A Dozen Countries, Including Recent Evacuees From Ukraine, Honored Globally
December 21, 2022
Hosted By The Claims Conference Annually During Chanukah, International Holocaust Survivors Night This Year Will Include Messages Of Hope From Survivors Dignitaries And Celebrities, Culminating With An Official Menorah Lighting In Honor Of Survivors At The Western Wall In Israel. Click ...Read moreClaims Conference Relaunches the Holocaust Survivor-Led Campaign #ItStartedWithWords in Commemoration of Kristallnacht
November 9, 2022
November 9, 2022 — Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), in commemoration of Kristallnacht, announces the relaunch of their Holocaust survivor-led, digital campaign, #ItStartedWithWords.Read moreClaims Conference Announces Opening of First-Ever Film on Reparations–Reckonings: The First Reparations
October 28, 2022
Long-Awaited Telling Of The First Reparations In History; Opening Event To Be Held In Partnership With The Paley Center For Media NEW YORK, N.Y.: October 27, 2022—Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced ...Read moreGerman Chancellor And Claims Conference Meet To Mark 70th Anniversary Of Historic Reparations Agreements And Announce Negotiations Results Of Over $1.2 Billion
September 15, 2022
Negotiations With Germany Result In Emergency Payments For Survivors, Liberalization Of Compensations And Increased Home Care For Holocaust Survivors Globally. Claims Conference President, Gideon Taylor with German Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Christian Lindner NEW YORK, NY: September 15, 2022 — Today, ...Read moreClaims Conference Announces Winner Of Film Contest For Emerging Directors Focused On The Holocaust
May 16, 2022
Sabina Vajrača NEW ...Read moreClaims Conference Publishes 100 Words From 100 Holocaust Survivors Globally Asking the World to Remember
April 26, 2022
Please like and share this video on Facebook. New York, New York: April 28, 2022 – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today published the 100 Words project, a video Op-Ed made ...Read moreClaims Conference Mobilizes in Ukraine
March 3, 2022
Urgent Care and Support for Holocaust Survivors Claims Conference EVP Greg Schneider reports that the danger in Ukraine is forcing the Claims Conference to revisit what it means to provide aid to Holocaust survivors. Generally, survivors are living in the United States ...Read moreClaims Conference Announces $720 Million USD To 300 Social Welfare Organizations Globally To Support Holocaust Survivors
March 1, 2022
Allocations Include Nearly $47 Million USD in Social Welfare Services in Ukraine as Claims Conference Continues Commitment to Support Holocaust Survivors in the Face of Imminent ThreatRead moreTo Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Claims Conference Launches New Innovative Social Media Campaign: #DONTBEABYSTANDER
January 24, 2022
Social Media Campaign To Honor Righteous Among The Nations, Non-Jews Who Risked Everything During The Holocaust To Rescue Jews.Read moreInternational Holocaust Survivors Night 2021
November 16, 2021
Held on the third night of Chanukah, The 2021 International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN 2021) event included remarks from Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, comments from Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany, Dr. Rolf Bösinger, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry ...Read moreNew Study Reveals U.K. Respondents Believe Two Million or Fewer Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust
November 9, 2021
The U.K.’s Historic Kindertransport Which Saved Thousands of Jewish Children Is Nearly Forgotten Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass” was the pivotal moment 83 years ago today when Jews across the Third Reich were attacked in a nationwide pogrom. Jewish families ...Read moreCelebrating Rosh Hashanah 5782
September 11, 2021
As new year celebrations are under way and the sounds of the shofar are still in our ears, I wanted to take a moment to thank our extraordinary partners and staff from around the world for their tireless efforts on ...Read moreLuxembourg Fund
June 8, 2021
The application deadline for the one-time payment has passed. As of January 31st, 2022, the fund is closed. On January 27, 2021, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an agreement was signed between the State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the ...Read moreRemembering Roman Kent z”l
May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021 Holocaust survivor, Roman Kent at the train tracks outside of Auschwitz during the 70th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation. The Claims Conference mourns the passing of one of our beloved board members, Roman Kent z”l. Chairman of the ...Read moreBEG Pension Widow Benefit
May 10, 2021
The Claims Conference wishes to inform you that following successful negotiations with the German government, on 31 March 2021, the German government issued guidelines stating that some widowers or widows of a Jewish Nazi victims who were receiving pension directly ...Read more“It Started With Words”
April 8, 2021
Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announces a new Holocaust survivor-led, digital campaign, #ItStartedWithWords.Read moreClaims Conference Secures $13.5 Million in Funding to Get Holocaust Survivors to Vaccine Sites
March 24, 2021
A New Program, Established by The Claims Conference and Funded by The German Government, Will Ensure Holocaust Survivors Globally Have the Means to Get To COVID-19 Vaccine SitesRead moreThe Claims Conference and WJRO Condemn Legal Proceedings Against Polish Historians
February 9, 2021
The Claims Conference, a major sponsor of historical research on the Holocaust, and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) protest in the strongest terms the verdict by a Polish court in a defamation trial brought against international-regarded scholarly experts Professor ...Read moreInternational Holocaust Survivors Night 2020
December 15, 2020
First Ever Virtual International Holocaust Survivors Night Included Holocaust Survivors from Around the WorldRead moreNegotiations Between the Claims Conference and German Government Result in Significant Increases for Holocaust Survivor Programs
October 13, 2020
Faced with the Continued COVID-19 Hardships, Negotiations with the Germany Government Result in Significant Increases in Compensation and Social Services for Holocaust SurvivorsRead moreClaims Conference Statement Re: Facebook Policy Change: Holocaust Denial and Distortion
October 12, 2020
Each day for the past 75 days, in the first-ever, survivor-led digital campaign #NoDenyingIt, Holocaust survivors have directly addressed Mark Zuckerberg, telling him that Holocaust denial is antisemitic hate speech. We welcome the announcement today that Facebook has agreed to ...Read moreA Rosh Hashanah Serenade
September 29, 2020
Residents of the Alma Nursing Home in Nof HaGalil, Israel, who are overwhelmingly Holocaust survivors, were visited by a special guest on erev Rosh Hashanah.Read moreFIRST-EVER 50-STATE SURVEY ON HOLOCAUST KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z REVEALS SHOCKING RESULTS
August 13, 2020
Disturbing Findings Reveal Significant Number Of Millennials and Gen Z Can’t Name A Single Concentration Camp Or Ghetto, Believe That Two Million Or Fewer Jews Were Killed And A Concerning Percentage Believe That Jews Caused The Holocaust NEW YORK, NEW YORK: ...Read moreClaims Conference Announces New Board President
July 1, 2020
Gideon Taylor Elected President; After Four Decades Of Service, Julius Berman Steps Down At The 2020 Annual Board Meeting NEW YORK, NEW YORK: June 30, 2020 Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced that Gideon Taylor was ...Read moreYom HaShoah 2020 – Films, Remembrance, and Education
April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020 To commemorate Yom HaShoah, we will present an online screening of the films Who Will Write Our History and 116 Cameras. The event is co-presented by the Claims Conference with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Katahdin Productions, and The Azrieli Foundation. Two ...Read moreClaims Conference Establishes Special Emergency Fund for Holocaust Survivors During COVID-19 Crisis
April 6, 2020
$300 Million Advanced To Social Service Agencies Globally, And An Emergency Fund Of $4.3 Million Established For Social Service Agencies Providing Life-Saving AssistanceRead moreCaring for Holocaust Survivors During this Unprecedented COVID-19 Crisis
April 3, 2020
The Claims Conference community – lay leaders, staff, and our extended family of more than 300 global agencies – is working through this challenging time to continue to provide quality care to Holocaust survivors around the world during the Coronavirus ...Read moreStunning Survey of French Adults Reveals Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge
January 22, 2020
25% Of Millennials Have Not Heard – Or Don’t Think They Have Heard – About The Holocaust Drancy, France, December 3, 1942, Jews in the transit camp. Photo: Yad Vashem64,759 Jews were deported from Drancy in 64 transports. Approximately 61,000 of ...Read moreInternational Holocaust Survivors Night 2019
December 26, 2019
International Holocaust Survivors Night 2019 For the third year in a row, International Holocaust Survivors Night was celebrated around the world with menorah lighting ceremonies during Chanukah to honor and celebrate Holocaust survivors. Events included ceremonies in Germany, the U.S., Russia ...Read moreLincoln Center Film Screening
December 20, 2019
Nearly 300 people filled to capacity the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in Manhattan for a movie screening of Who Will Write Our History. The event was hosted by the Claims Conference in partnership with the United States Holocaust Museum (USHMM), ...Read moreAlfred Landecker Foundation Pledges €5 Million to the Claims Conference to Support Holocaust Survivors
December 12, 2019
German Foundation Awards The Claims Conference Emergency Assistance Funding For Holocaust Survivors December 12, 2019 – Claims Conference President Julius Berman announces a new emergency assistance fund for Holocaust survivors provided by the Reimann family and administered through their new humanitarian ...Read moreNegotiations with the German Government Result in Increased Social Welfare Services for Holocaust Survivors and First Ever Payment for Surviving Spouse
July 1, 2019
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: July 1, 2019 – Today, Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced the results of the organization’s negotiations this year with the German Government on behalf of Jewish ...Read moreNew Survey by the Claims Conference Finds Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge in Austria
April 29, 2019
More than One-Third Feel National Socialism Could Come to Power Again, and the Majority Polled Did Not Know Six Million Jews Killed During the Holocaust Members of the League of German Girls wave Nazi flags in support of the German annexation ...Read moreEyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film, Second Edition
February 8, 2019
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the Claims Conference in partnership with the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles presented the second edition of a special forum on Holocaust film: Eyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on FilmRead moreNew Survey by the Azrieli Foundation and the Claims Conference Finds Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge
January 23, 2019
The Majority Polled Did Not Know Six Million Jews Were Killed During The Holocaust And A Stunning Near-Majority Believe There Are A Large Number Of Neo-Nazis In The U.S. Pictured: Child Survivors at the Liberation of Auschwitz – 27 January 1945. ...Read more80th Anniversary of Kindertransport Marked with Compensation Payment to Survivors
December 17, 2018
Claims Conference Ongoing Negotiations With Germany Yield Compensation For Child Survivors Of The Kindertransport December 17, 2018 Julius Berman, President of the Claims Conference, announced that as a result of ongoing negotiations between the Claims Conference and the German government, an agreement ...Read moreInternational Holocaust Survivors Night 2018
December 16, 2018
https://vimeo.com/305119713 VIDEO: This year, on the second annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN), Jewish survivors of the Shoah were honored in Jerusalem, Berlin, the New York/New Jersey metro area, and Moscow. This week, for the second year, we celebrated International Holocaust Survivors ...Read moreMoshe Jahoda Honored in Vienna Square Dedication
December 14, 2018
On November 7th, colleagues and family of Moshe Jahoda were joined by Austrian officials for a ceremony renaming Turnertempel Memorial Square in Vienna after Moshe Jahoda.Read moreSurviving the Shoah and Pittsburgh
November 2, 2018
Ahead of what will be a very difficult Shabbat, the Claims Conference extends its thoughts and prayers to those who lost loved ones, those injured, and the entire congregation at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.Read moreHolocaust Survivors to Receive Increased Social Welfare Services After Negotiations with German Government
July 10, 2018
Claims Conference Negotiations Nets Additional Funding for Vital Services After German Delegation Hears First-Hand Survivor Testimony New York, NY July 10, 2018 – Today, Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced the outcomes from the ...Read moreNew Survey by Claims Conference Finds Significant Lack of Holocaust Knowledge in the United States
April 9, 2018
A new survey by the Claims Conference found a significant lack of Holocaust knowledge in the United States. Majority of Americans Polled Believe Something Like the Holocaust Could Happen Again Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against ...Read moreCzech Benefits for Survivors
April 5, 2018
Benefits Available to Holocaust Survivors Under the Czech Republic Social Security Administration The Claims Conference wishes to inform Holocaust survivors who were Czech Republic citizens and were persecuted on a racial and religious basis during World War II, including victims of Nazi ...Read moreRomanian Survivor Relief Program
April 5, 2018
Please note: The application deadline for the 2024 Romanian Survivor Relief Program has expired. New applications for this program can no longer be accepted. The funds are to be distributed to Jewish Nazi victims who lived under Romanian regime any time ...Read moreClaims Conference Provides Passover Packages to Holocaust Survivors in Need
March 29, 2018
Kol dichfin yetei v’yichol. “Let all who are hungry enter and eat.” This directive from the Haggadah, recited at Seder tables around the world on the first night of Passover, is the way we approach our outreach to Holocaust survivors. As part ...Read moreClaims Conference to Compensate Algerian Jews Recognized for First Time by the German Government
February 5, 2018
More Than 25,000 Algerian Jews Who Survived The Holocaust May Now Be Eligible For The First Time For Compensation From The German Government. PARIS, FRANCE: February 5, 2018 – Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Material Claims Against Germany (Claims ...Read moreInternational Holocaust Survivors Night
December 21, 2017
The Claims Conference honored Holocaust survivors at the first annual “Holocaust Survivor Night,” with Chanukah candle lighting events at the Kotel in Jerusalem, the Bundestag in Berlin and in New York. Read news stories about the eventRead moreEyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film
December 7, 2017
The Claims Conference partnered with the Paley Center for Media for this important event moderated by veteran journalist Ted Koppel. The panel included Holocaust survivors, film directors and experts in the field in a discussion on the impact of Film ...Read moreClaims Conference Visit to Iasi, Romania
July 17, 2017
As a result of annual negotiations with the German government, last summer the Claims Conference obtained recognition, for the first time, for the survivors of Iasi, who were forced to endure pogroms and death trains at the hands of Nazi ...Read moreU.S. Congress Urges More Funding for Survivor Care
June 8, 2016
The United States House of Representatives has unanimously approved a resolution urging the government of Germany to provide additional funding for services for Holocaust victims. Three hundred sixty-three members of the U.S. Congress sent a clear and unequivocal message to ...Read moreClaims Conference Appoints Ayelet Metzger as Ombudsman
March 28, 2016
The Claims Conference has appointed Ayelet Metzger as Ombudsman, following a lengthy international search, announced President Julius Berman. Ms. Metzger, who was born in the United States and made aliyah to Israel from Canada, most recently served as Deputy CEO of ...Read moreClaims Conference Website Helps Holocaust Survivor Recover Pissarro Painting
March 3, 2016
The recent return of a Nazi-looted Pissarro painting to a French Holocaust survivor began when her family discovered it in a Claims Conference online listing of Nazi looting records. The University of Oklahoma has agreed to return “La bergère rentrant ...Read moreHolocaust Survivors Begin New Year With More Payments and Aid
September 4, 2015
Elderly Holocaust survivors around the world are beginning the Jewish new year of 5776 receiving more care and aid than ever before. Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors also go into this year having received acknowledgement of their persecution for ...Read moreChild Survivor Fund Makes First Payments
May 27, 2015
Holocaust survivors who were children at the time have begun to receive payments under a landmark agreement reached with the German government. The symbolic financial compensation for child survivors from this $190 million fund represents an acknowledgment of the unique ...Read moreChild Survivor Fund Launched
January 1, 2015
Eligible Survivors Should Apply to Receive 2,500 Euro One-Time Payment Applications have been mailed to survivors who the Claims Conference believes may be eligible for its new Child Survivor Fund. The Claims Conference gathered information about these survivors from other ...Read moreSocial Security Administration Announcement 2014
December 31, 2014
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has recently issued several announcements regarding the exemption of Holocaust-related compensation payments from being considered in calculating income for purposes of Social Security payments. ZRBG (German Social Security Pension for Work in Ghettos): The SSA issued ...Read moreClaims Conference Allocating $365 Million for Aid to Holocaust Victims for 2015
December 15, 2014
Funding Provides Homecare, Medical Care, Food and Other Help in 47 Countries Elderly Jewish Holocaust victims, the last of their generation to have endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide, will receive significantly more aid in 2015. In 2015, total Claims Conference ...Read moreGurlitt Trove Investigation Must Intensify, Transparency Increase
November 24, 2014
With the Bern Kunstmuseum’s announcement that it will accept ownership of the Gurlitt artwork collection, the Claims Conference calls on Germany to intensify and expand its investigation of the artworks so that Nazi-looted items can be identified and restituted. The Claims ...Read moreClaims Conference Launches International Short Film Contest for Graduate Students and Recent Grads
November 18, 2014
Winner to Receive $40,000 to Produce Holocaust Film Short The Claims Conference has launched “Short Film, Large Subject: The Holocaust Film Competition.” This is the organization’s first film contest, open to students currently enrolled in graduate-level film schools or recent ...Read moreDiscovery at Sobibor Filmed with Claims Conference Support
September 17, 2014
Tracks leading to the Sobibór railway yard Photo: Jacques Lahitte The Sobibor Documentation Project The gas chambers of the Sobibor death camp in Poland, destroyed by the Nazis after the 1943 prisoner uprising, have been unearthed by an archaeological expedition. Survivors of the ...Read moreClaims Conference Reaches Landmark Agreement with Germany to Assist Child Survivors of the Holocaust
September 3, 2014
The Claims Conference has reached a landmark agreement with the German Finance Ministry under which the organization and the German government will together provide assistance to Jewish child survivors of the Holocaust. “The joint fund will recognize survivors worldwide who were in ...Read moreClaims Conference Board of Directors Charts Future Course at Annual Meeting
July 14, 2014
Establishes Demographic Research & Policy Unit to Track Shoah Victim Needs Board Approves Recommendations of Structure & Governance Panel; Officers Elected After extensive discussion among more than 60 representatives from its member organizations at the annual meeting of the Claims Conference, the ...Read moreUkraine Update
March 14, 2014
Mihail, 82, had not left his one-room Kiev apartment since the recent unrest in the Ukrainian capital turned violent. Frightened and alone, he was indescribably grateful when Alena Druzhynina showed up at his apartment with a food package from Hesed ...Read moreClaims Conference Recommends Two Appointees to Gurlitt Art Task Force
January 8, 2014
Experts in Looted Art and Restitution; Calls for Transparency, Cites Moral Imperative January 8, 2014 — To assist in determining the extent and origin of Nazi-looted art in the collection discovered to be in the possession of Cornelius Gurlitt in Munich, ...Read moreHolocaust Victims to Receive an Additional $4 Million in Aid From Weinberg Foundation Grant to Claims Conference
November 19, 2013
The Claims Conference has received an additional $4 million grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to provide emergency assistance to Holocaust victims in North America. The Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private Jewish foundations in the U.S., ...Read moreNazi-Looted Art Trove Discovered in Munich Must Be Made Public to Aid Restitution
November 7, 2013
Contact information for inquiries about the artworks discovered in Munich 1) The Coordination Office for Lost Art in Magdeburg: Koordinierungsstelle Magdeburg Turmschanzenstr. 32 39114 Magdeburg Germany Fax: 01149 391 567 3899 2) The Prosecutor’s Office in Augsburg: Staatsanwaltschaft Augsburg Herrn Leitenden Oberstaatsanwalt Nemetz 86197 Augsburg Germany Fax: 01149 821 3105-1360 3) Any Embassy ...Read moreNew Online Video Series Provides Expert Guidance On Health & Well-Being For Family Caregivers Of Holocaust Survivors
September 30, 2013
New Approaches Provide Vital Support for Non-Professional Caregivers September 30 – The Claims Conference today announced the launch of its Caregiver Support Seminars, an online series of presentations providing advice and information to family caregivers of Holocaust victims, covering medical, emotional ...Read moreHungary Releases Promised $5.6 Million to Claims Conference for Holocaust Survivor Aid Worldwide
July 23, 2013
The Claims Conference is pleased to announce that the government of Hungary, after protracted and difficult talks over the course of several years, has agreed to release $5.6 million in previously committed funds for social welfare services for needy Holocaust ...Read moreClaims Conference Reaches $1 Billion Agreement with German Government for Survivor Homecare
May 28, 2013
In addition to the 56,000 Nazi victims who are receiving Claims Conference-funded homecare, there are an additional 90,000 Holocaust survivors worldwide who receive other welfare services such as food, medicine, socialization programs and transportation from the Claims Conference. May 28, 2013 – The Claims ...Read moreClaims Conference Pension Changes
February 4, 2013
The Claims Conference is very pleased to announce significant changes in the eligibility criteria for Holocaust survivor pensions from the Claims Conference Article 2 Fund and Central and Eastern European Fund (CEEF) as of January 1, 2013. After long and ...Read moreHelping survivors After Hurricane Sandy
January 28, 2013
With the region’s recovery from the storm slow and continuing for some time, the Claims Conference has been working on numerous fronts to assist survivors and generate awareness about their plight as well as that of agencies in affected areas. ...Read moreGermany and Claims Conference Agree on Continued Payments, Homecare for Holocaust Survivors to Mark 60 Years of Compensation Agreements
November 15, 2012
The government of Germany has committed through an agreement signed with the Claims Conference at a public ceremony, to continue compensation payments to eligible Holocaust survivors and providing funding for homecare for elderly victims.Read moreClaims Conference Pension Amounts Equalized Following Negotiations with German Government
July 10, 2012
Since the establishment of the Central and Eastern European Fund (CEEF) in 1998, which issues pensions to certain Holocaust survivors living in the former Soviet bloc, the Claims Conference has been strongly advocating to the German government that its monthly ...Read moreHardship Fund Expands to Former Soviet Union
July 9, 2012
To see this information in different languages: Русский עברית Deutsch The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) is very glad to announce the expansion of the Hardship Fund to all areas of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This has ...Read moreFilmmakers issue apology to Claims Conference to settle libel lawsuit
March 19, 2012
Arrangement for concluding the libel suit submitted by the Claims Conference following the film “The Reparations Moral – The War Continues” In the framework of the compromise agreement secured by the parties, Shamayim Productions Ltd., Orly Vilnai and Guy Meroz signed ...Read moreCertain Jews Who Fled Nazi Advance from Areas Never Occupied Will Receive One-time compensation; Certain Orphans, Western Persecutees Also to be Paid
December 25, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. December 25, 2011 The Claims Conference announces three changes ...Read moreClaims Conference Negotiates Pensions for Additional 16,000 Survivors; German Government Criteria Changes Largely Affect Child Survivors
December 5, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. December 5, 2011 Certain Holocaust survivors who have been ...Read moreCertain Ghetto Survivors Can Now Receive Both “Ghetto Pension” and Ghetto Fund Payment; Application Deadline Abolished
November 28, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 28, 2011 In negotiations with the Claims Conference, ...Read moreRunning to do a Mitzvah
October 31, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 31, 2011 Marshall Huebner next month is running ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding Actions by U.S. Attorney and FBI
October 12, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 12, 2011 NEW YORK, October 12, 2011 — ...Read moreUpdate on Compensation Programs Investigation
August 2, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 2, 2011 In December 2009, the Claims Conference ...Read more7,000 Holocaust Victims in Eastern Europe to Receive Payments for First Time, Long-Sought Goal; €13.4 Million ($20 Million) to Be Paid
July 12, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 12, 2011 For the first time, after nearly ...Read moreMajor Jewish Organizations Oppose Proposed Holocaust Insurance Legislation
June 6, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 6, 2011 In a letter to Congress, six ...Read moreDocumenting Plunder
May 10, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. May 10, 2011 The Claims Conference has helped launch ...Read moreClaims Conference Obtains Approximately $26 Million For 7,000 Holocaust Victims Who Lived Under Persecutory Restrictions
April 29, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 29, 2011 The Claims Conference could pay a ...Read moreClaims Conference Negotiates Landmark $600 Million Agreement for Homecare and Pensions
April 5, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 5, 2011 In annual negotiations with the German ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding the Hardship Fund
February 11, 2011
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. February 11, 2011 The Conference on Jewish Material Claims ...Read moreClaims Conference Obtains Doubled Funds from Germany for 2011 Social Aid: $145 Million to Help Holocaust Victims in 32 Countries
December 6, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. December 6, 2010 The Claims Conference has negotiated a ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding Actions by U.S. Attorney and FBI
November 9, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 9, 2010 Announcement regarding actions by U.S. Attorney ...Read moreMore Than 10,000 Unrestituted Nazi-looted Art Objects Now Listed on Internet
October 18, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 18, 2010 More Than 10,000 Unrestituted Nazi-looted Art ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding Appeals/Investigation
October 5, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 5, 2010 Announcement Regarding Appeals/Investigation The Claims Conference has ...Read moreHolocaust Victims to Receive $10 Million in Aid from Weinberg Foundation Grant to Claims Conference
July 13, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 13, 2010 Holocaust Victims to Receive $10 Million ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding the Article 2 Fund
July 1, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 1, 2010 As part of its ongoing investigation ...Read moreGhetto Pension Claims to be Re-Opened: Claims Conference Secures Commitment from Germany
March 19, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 19, 2010 In meetings with the Claims Conference, ...Read moreMajor Increase in Homecare Funds for Holocaust Survivors from Claims Conference Negotiations with Germany
March 12, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 12, 2010 Claims Conference Negotiates Total of €91 ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding the Hardship Fund
February 11, 2010
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. February 11, 2010 The Conference on Jewish Material Claims ...Read moreGerman Social Security – The ‘Ghetto Pension’
October 20, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 20, 2009 Previously rejected applications from Holocaust survivors ...Read moreRecoveries By Claims Conference Successor Organization for Which It Has Received Funds January 1, 1993 – April 30, 2008
October 12, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 12, 2009 Further to a statement issued by ...Read moreThe Budapest Fund
September 30, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. September 30, 2009 One year after its establishment, the ...Read moreAustria-Pension Rights Expanded to Survivors Born After the Anschluss
August 11, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 11, 2009 In early July, the Austrian government ...Read moreGregory Schneider Voted New Claims Conference Executive Vice President; Funding for Nazi Victims Needs Top Priority
July 15, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 15, 2009 Julius Berman, Chairman of the ...Read moreGerman Social Security for Ghetto Workers Liberalized
June 28, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 28, 2009 Regional Pension Institutions Frequently Asked Questions About ...Read moreGerman Social Security for Ghetto Workers Liberalized
June 20, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 20, 2009 German Social Security for Ghetto Workers ...Read moreSearch Committee Formed
April 27, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 27, 2009 Following the announcement that Claims Conference ...Read moreGoodwill Fund Announcement
April 1, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 1, 2009 The Goodwill Fund Guidelines have been ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding the Executive Vice President of the Claims Conference
March 25, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 25, 2009 After having served for 10 years ...Read more13,000 Needy Nazi Victims in 36 Countries to Receive $42 Million From Claims Conference Negotiations With Germany: Most Have Never Before Received Compensation
March 20, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 20, 2009 As a result of Claims Conference ...Read moreNeedy Holocaust Survivors in Central & Eastern Europe to Receive Increased Payments from Claims Conference Negotiations
March 20, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 20, 2009 Pensions to Increase by Approximately €60 ...Read moreNazi Victims in Gaza Region Receive $428,000 in Aid from Claims Conference as Part of Long-Standing Support
January 13, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. January 13, 2009 The Claims Conference is allocating more ...Read moreClaims Conference to Increase Funds for Nazi Victim Services in 2009
January 9, 2009
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. January 9, 2009 $168 Million to Be Allocated in ...Read moreClaims Conference to Press Germany to Reconsider Rejected Applications from Nazi Victims to Hardship Fund
November 5, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 5, 2008 The Claims Conference will continue negotiating ...Read moreAmb. Stuart Eizenstat to Serve as Claims Conference Special Negotiator
November 4, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 4, 2008 The Claims Conference is pleased to ...Read moreAnnouncement Concerning Leningrad Siege Applications
November 4, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 4, 2008 Claims Conference international outreach concerning Hardship ...Read moreClaims Conference Secures €12 Million For Jewish Budapest Holocaust Survivors
August 6, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 6, 2008 In negotiations with the German government, ...Read moreClaims Conference Obtains German Payments for Jewish Survivors of Nazi Siege of Leningrad Now Living in West
July 20, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 20, 2008 In an historic breakthrough, the Claims ...Read moreWorld Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust Becomes Member Organization
July 17, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 17, 2008 At its annual meeting July 8-9 ...Read moreClaims Conference Increases Allocations to Assist Jewish Victims of Nazism Worldwide, Expanding Social Services
July 16, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 16, 2008 A June 2008 report by ...Read moreU.S. State Department Envoy Pressing Holocaust-Era Property Compensation in Eastern Europe
July 10, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 10, 2008 Addressing the Claims Conference Board of ...Read moreResolutions on Property Restitution Proposed in U.S. Congress
July 1, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 1, 2008 Read the text of the proposed ...Read more4,500 Survivors Approved to Date for Ghetto Fund Payment
June 30, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 30, 2008 Figures obtained by the Claims Conference ...Read moreClaims Conference Obtains $320 Million for Holocaust Survivors in German Negotiations; Homecare Funds Doubled
June 11, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 11, 2008 In its annual negotiations with the ...Read moreProperty Restitution in Eastern Europe
May 8, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. May 8, 2008 Below is an excerpt from the ...Read moreClaims Conference Response to a Movie Called “Reparations Morality”
April 28, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 28, 2008 The Claims Conference responds to “Reparations ...Read moreFunds Received from Recovered Property
April 22, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 22, 2008 Further to a statement issued by ...Read morePolish Prime Minister Commits to Restitution Legislation
March 11, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 11, 2008 The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald ...Read moreThe Claims Conference Mourns the Passing of Holocaust Survivor and U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos
February 11, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. February 11, 2008 The Conference on Jewish Material Claims ...Read moreNeedy Austrian Nazi Victims Worldwide To Receive Medical Care
January 28, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. January 28, 2008 A supplemental fund to provide medical ...Read moreDraft Law Approved for Plan to Increase Support Payments to Needy Elderly and Holocaust Survivors in Israel
January 22, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. January 22, 2008 An Israeli ministerial committee approved draft ...Read moreIsrael Distributes New Pension Payments for Holocaust Survivors
January 15, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. January 15, 2008 At the request of the Israeli ...Read moreGovernment of Israel Pensions for Holocaust Survivors
January 9, 2008
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. January 9, 2008 At the request of the Government ...Read moreClaims Conference Giving $550,000 to Assist Nazi Victims in Conflict Zone Near Gaza
December 12, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. December 12, 2007 Elderly Nazi victims in Sderot and ...Read moreGhetto Work Compensation Fund Announced by Germany
September 20, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. September 20, 2007 PLEASE NOTE: THE CLAIMS CONFERENCE IS ...Read moreIn Breakthrough, Claims Conference Secures $250 Million from Germany for Additional 6,000 Holocaust Survivors Worldwide
September 3, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. September 3, 2007 In Breakthrough, Claims Conference Secures $250 ...Read moreHolocaust Era Assets Located in Israel
August 10, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 10, 2007 A list of approximately 7,000 names ...Read moreMaarive Op-Ed by Claims Conference Chairman Julius Berman
August 10, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 10, 2007 Maarive Op-Ed by Claims Conference Chairman ...Read moreJewish Week Op-Ed Article by Claims Conference Chairman Julius Berman
August 10, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 10, 2007 Claims Conference Board of Directors Chairman ...Read moreClaims Conference Increases Funding For Social Welfare Programs For Jewish Nazi Victims, As ICHEIC Funding Ends
July 23, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 23, 2007 Studies show that there will be ...Read moreU.S. Government, Congress Bolster Claims Conference Efforts to Obtain German Social Security for Survivors
July 18, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 18, 2007 The U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding Claims Conference President
July 18, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 18, 2007 At the meeting of the Board ...Read moreStatement Concerning Value of Unsold Properties in Financial Statements
July 5, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 5, 2007 Current Issue For its annual audit, the ...Read moreZRBG Ghetto Pension Law: Claims Conference Continues to Press German Government
July 2, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 2, 2007 On June 26-28, 2007 a Claims ...Read moreClaims Conference Secures 1,500 More Pensions for Holocaust Survivors; Payments Increase In Eastern Europe
June 29, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 29, 2007 Claims Conference Secures 1,500 More Pensions ...Read moreStatement Concerning Claims Conference Audit of March of the Living
June 19, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 19, 2007 No evidence of misuse of Claims ...Read moreClaims Conference President
June 12, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. June 12, 2007 Israel Singer has advised the Chairman ...Read moreSurvivor Testimonies Engage Students in Holocaust History
May 1, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. May 1, 2007 Through a program funded by the ...Read moreArt Claims in Netherlands Remain Open
April 12, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. April 12, 2007 In cooperation with the Central Jewish ...Read moreUpdate on Germany’s Ghetto Pension
March 14, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 14, 2007 The Claims Conference has been holding ...Read moreHolocaust Rescuers of Jews Honored by Claims Conference; Jewish Survivor and Polish Rescuer Reunited in Warsaw
March 13, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 13, 2007 February 27, 2007, Warsaw — Polish ...Read moreClaims Conference Meets Polish Prime Minister, Pressing for Restitution Law
March 8, 2007
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 8, 2007 Please note: There is no claims ...Read moreNetherlands Museum Displays Nazi-Era Looted Art, Hoping to Find Owners
December 13, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. December 13, 2006 Fifty artworks that were looted in ...Read moreClaims Conference Institutional Allocations to Assist Survivors in Northern Israel
November 30, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 30, 2006 Members of the Claims Conference Board ...Read moreCzech Looted Artwork: Deadline Abolished; Claims Can be Filed Indefinitely
November 10, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. November 10, 2006 Following efforts by the Claims Conference ...Read moreUnclaimed Looted Art In Austrian Museums Now Listed Online
October 19, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. October 19, 2006 The Claims Conference announced that an ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding Staff In Israel
September 20, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. September 20, 2006 Following the retirement of Haim Huller, ...Read moreAnnouncement Regarding Staff In Germany
September 18, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. September 18, 2006 The following are the staff in ...Read moreYiddishpiel Brings Relief to Nazi Victims in Northern Israel
August 21, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. August 21, 2006 Israeli celebrity Anat Atzmon, performing with ...Read moreHungarian Government Extends Deadline for Compensation Programs Through 2006
July 31, 2006
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit ‘Our Work’ for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 31, 2006 Official German occupation of Hungary ...Read more
