Topics: News & Announcements
The Claims Conference and WJRO Condemn Legal Proceedings Against Polish Historians
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 Barbara Engelking, Director of the Research Centre for the Extermination of Jews (Polish Academy of Sciences), and Professor Jan Grabowski of the University of Ottawa.
International Holocaust Survivors Night 2020
First Ever Virtual International Holocaust Survivors Night Included Holocaust Survivors from Around the World
Negotiations Between the Claims Conference and German Government Result in Significant Increases for Holocaust Survivor Programs
Faced with the Continued COVID-19 Hardships, Negotiations with the Germany Government Result in Significant Increases in Compensation and Social Services for Holocaust Survivors
Claims Conference Statement Re: Facebook Policy Change: Holocaust Denial and Distortion
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 remove Holocaust denial and distortion from its platform.
A Rosh Hashanah Serenade
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.
