Topics: News & Announcements
International Holocaust Survivors Night
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 event
Eyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film
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 in furthering Shoah education and awareness.
Claims Conference Visit to Iasi, Romania
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 soldiers and the Romanian authorities.
U.S. Congress Urges More Funding for Survivor Care
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 the government of Germany. Acknowledging the significant funding that Germany has provided over the years, […]
Claims Conference Appoints Ayelet Metzger as Ombudsman
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 the Second Authority for Radio and Television, a public statutory body that supervises and […]
