Topics: Compensation & Restitution
Article 2 Fund: Overview & History
The Claims Conference has approved over 100,000 Holocaust survivors for payment from this fund and has paid a total of approximately $4.9 billion. From the earliest negotiations, in 1952, West Germany recognized its obligations in principle to provide compensation to Holocaust survivors. In contrast, despite the Claims Conference’s many efforts, the Communist East German government […]
Holocaust Victim Compensation Fund (HVCF)
The Holocaust Victim Compensation Fund (HVCF) is now part of the Hardship Fund. If you did not yet apply to the HVCF, please apply instead to the Hardship Fund. The Claims Conference approved 3,977 Holocaust victims for payment from HVCF, and paid a total of approximately $12.4 million. In 2011, the Claims Conference established the Holocaust […]
