Topics: News & Announcements
Survivors’ Journey to the Olympics: Ágnes Keleti and Ben Helfgott
With the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris underway, the Claims Conference would like to take a moment to honor two remarkable Holocaust survivors who competed in the Olympic games. Just shy of her 100 birthday, we met with Ágnes Keleti at her home in Budapest. Her resilience is a central theme in her inspiring […]
Martyrs of Rhodes and Kos and the Liberation of Majdanek
This week marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi deportation of 1,600 Jews from Rhodes, Greece and the nearby island of Kos. Over 90% of those Jews were murdered in Auschwitz. The very same day – July 23, 1944- the Russian troops liberated Majdanek. It’s hard to comprehend that while the Nazi leadership knew that […]
In Memory of Alex Dancyg z”l
The Claims Conference mourns the loss of Holocaust historian Alex Dancyg, z”l. It is with great sadness that we share that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the death of Alex Dancyg at some point during his captivity by Hamas. Alex, a 76-year-old educator of the Holocaust and Polish-Jewish history, was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 from […]
In Memory of Dr. Ruth Westheimer z”l
The loss of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer deeply saddens the Claims Conference. She passed away at her home in Manhattan on July 12 at the age of 96. Perhaps best known for her work as a world-renowned psychosexual therapist, Dr. Ruth lived a multifaceted, inspirational life through her experiences on the Kindertransport and as a […]
Claims Conference Hosts Guests for Annual Board Meeting
This week, the Claims Conference gathered for its Annual Board meeting in New York City. More than 50 members of the board came together from 14 countries. During this year’s board meeting, they discussed recent negotiations, new programs, and initiatives and the selection of new board members for the year ahead. The board members were […]
