Topics: News & Announcements
Stunning Survey of French Adults Reveals Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge
25% Of Millennials Have Not Heard – Or Don’t Think They Have Heard – About The Holocaust Claims Conference President Julius Berman has announced the release of a comprehensive Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey of adults in France highlighting both the desire and the need for Holocaust education. Released just days ahead of the 75th […]
International Holocaust Survivors Night 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 and at the Kotel in Jerusalem. This year International Holocaust Survivors Night expanded to include Paris.
Lincoln Center Film Screening
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), Katahdin Productions and World Jewish Congress President and Claims Conference Board Member, Ambassador Ronald Lauder.
Alfred Landecker Foundation Pledges €5 Million to the Claims Conference to Support Holocaust Survivors
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 arm, the Alfred Landecker Foundation. “The funds being provided through the Alfred Landecker Foundation […]
Negotiations with the German Government Result in Increased Social Welfare Services for Holocaust Survivors and First Ever Payment for Surviving Spouse
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 Holocaust survivors. “These increased benefits achieved by the hard work of our negotiations delegation, including […]
