The Return of Exile: A Leo Baeck Institute Partnership
Building on our legacy of backing impactful Holocaust education initiatives, the Claims Conference is proud to partner with the Leo Baeck Institute (L…
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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 wh…
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 w…
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 …
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…
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 count…
Holocaust Survivors Honored at the 2024 Israel Day Parade
On June 2, tens of thousands of people, including Holocaust survivors, took to Fifth Avenue in New York City to march in the Israel Day Parade, organi…
Documentary Film Focused On Tattoos To Heal Holocaust-Inflicted Trauma, Wins Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest
The First-Place Film Follows Second And Third Generations Of Holocaust Survivors Who Tattoo Themselves As A Physical Reminder Of Their Parents’ And Gr…
At a Time of Global Strife, Holocaust Education Receives a Much-Needed Increase; Holocaust Survivors Also Receive Increase in Social Welfare Services Funding
Social Welfare Services For Holocaust Survivors Will Increase An Additional €105 Million, Impacting More Than 100,000 Survivors Worldwide. Outcomes Fo…
Every Survivor Receives an Increase
Ensuring Holocaust survivors around the world are cared for and have access to the resources they need to live their lives in dignity continues to be …
Cancel Hate
Holocaust Survivors From Around The World Post Videos Of Themselves Reading Hateful Holocaust Denial Posts From Social Media, Asking The World To Join…
Every Holocaust Survivor in Israel to Receive One-Time Solidarity Payment
All 113,000 Jewish Holocaust Survivors In Israel Will Receive A Newly Established One-Time Payment Of €220 from €25 million fund TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, A…
Claims Conference Launches International Holocaust Survivor Speakers Bureau
The Survivor Speakers Bureau — SSB, for short — is a vast database of Holocaust survivors willing and able to tell their stories. As the Holocaust sur…
A Glimmer of Humanity in a Dark Chapter of History
“I never thought that for doing something good but normal, the humane thing, one can receive any compensation in this world.” These were the words of …
Holocaust Survivor Demographic Reports
View the global report online (7mb) Print the global report (15mb) View the New York report online (7mb) Print the New York report (15mb) Example stat…
Every Day, We Wake Up On October 7
“There used to be 30 seconds to get to a shelter once there was a siren, but since the flood of multiple rockets at once, now it is more like 20 secon…
Survivors Unite at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City
Over 100 Holocaust survivors gathered at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Their goal: to demand the immediate release of captives held …
Night of Broken Glass Virtual Reality Project
On the 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, a Virtual Reality experience brought to you by the Claims Conference, the USC Shoah Foundation, MakeMePulse …
Message from the President. Then and Now
The Claims Conference is an organization, created in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel, that is dedicated to…
A Message on Israel
As you know, on October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out the deadliest one-day attack on Jews since the Holocaust. With 120,000 Holocaust survivors and almo…
