Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz in southern Israel, sitting roughly 2 miles north of the Gaza Strip. It was established in December 1943 by members of the Ha’shomer Hatza’ir Zionist youth movement who chose its name to commemorate the young leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, Mordechai Anielewicz, also a member of Ha’shomer Hatza’ir. At […]
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 graduates from accredited programs.
Laura Brade is a Kagan Fellow at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she is a Ph.D. candidate in history.
The Claims Conference provides film grants as part of our ongoing support for Holocaust education, documentation and research
The Claims Conference supports scholars and research institutions in researching pre-war Europe and North Africa in its relationship to the Shoah; developments during the Holocaust, including the responses of Jewish communities; and the Shoah’s immediate aftermath. Priority is accorded to institutions that demonstrate willingness to coordinate and share their research and work. Through its contributions […]