Sukkot Celebrations Around the World: A 2023 Recap
Sukkot is more than a harvest celebration. It is a time to gather and commemorate our shared history, express gratitude for our blessings and strength…
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New Global Partnership Brings Holocaust Survivor Inge Auerbacher’s Experience To Virtual Reality
Meta, StoryFile, UNESCO, the World Jewish Congress, and the Claims Conference have partnered to create “Tell Me, Inge”, an innovative and immersive Ex…
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection, renewed inspiration, and strengthened connections. As we start a new year, we take pride in the progress weR…
Holocaust Survivors Will Continue to Receive Additional One-Time Payments from the German Government Until 2027 As a Result of Claims Conference Negotiations
Home Care Services Funding For Holocaust Survivors Will Increase An Additional $105.2 Million For A Total Of $888.9 Million; Outcomes For These Negoti…
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Holocaust Survivors and Their Family Members Launch Year-Long Digital Campaign – Our Holocaust Story – Sharing Stories of Survival That Made Their Fam…
Special Passover Series
For Passover every year, a critical priority for the Claims Conference is ensuring that Holocaust survivors around the world have the supplies and foo…
Celebrating Purim in Israel
An incredible Purim party was held for Holocaust survivors and members of a supportive community at Beit Moriah in Be’er Sheva in Israel this we…
2023 Austrian Holocaust Survivor Payment
Resulting from the Claims Conference negotiations, the Federal Government of Austria has agreed to pay every living Austrian Holocaust survivor an add…
Story Of Jewish Resistance Fighter Targeted By The Infamous Butcher Of Lyon Wins Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest
First Place Is The Story Of Ernst Cahn, An Ice Cream Parlor Owner Who Chose Resistance In Spite Of Certain Death During Nazi Invasion. His Arrest Led …
New Study Reveals Nearly One Quarter of Dutch Millennials and Gen Z Believe the Holocaust Was a Myth or Exaggerated
Only Half of Respondents Are In Favor Of Recent Efforts By Dutch Public Figures to Acknowledge and Apologize for the Netherlands’ Failure to Protect t…
Holocaust Survivors From Over A Dozen Countries, Including Recent Evacuees From Ukraine, Honored Globally
Hosted By The Claims Conference Annually During Chanukah, International Holocaust Survivors Night This Year Will Include Messages Of Hope From Survivo…
Claims Conference Relaunches the Holocaust Survivor-Led Campaign #ItStartedWithWords in Commemoration of Kristallnacht
November 9, 2022 — Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), in commemoration of Kristallnacht, announces t…
Claims Conference Announces Opening of First-Ever Film on Reparations–Reckonings: The First Reparations
Long-Awaited Telling Of The First Reparations In History; Opening Event To Be Held In Partnership With The Paley Center For Media NEW YORK, N.Y.: Octo…
German Chancellor And Claims Conference Meet To Mark 70th Anniversary Of Historic Reparations Agreements And Announce Negotiations Results Of Over $1.2 Billion
Negotiations With Germany Result In Emergency Payments For Survivors, Liberalization Of Compensations And Increased Home Care For Holocaust Survivors …
Claims Conference Announces Winner Of Film Contest For Emerging Directors Focused On The Holocaust
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: May 17, 2022 – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced…
Claims Conference Publishes 100 Words From 100 Holocaust Survivors Globally Asking the World to Remember
Please like and share this video on Facebook. New York, New York: April 28, 2022 – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claim…
Claims Conference Mobilizes in Ukraine
Urgent Care and Support for Holocaust Survivors Claims Conference EVP Greg Schneider reports that the danger in Ukraine is forcing the Claims Conferen…
Claims Conference Announces $720 Million USD To 300 Social Welfare Organizations Globally To Support Holocaust Survivors
Allocations Include Nearly $47 Million USD in Social Welfare Services in Ukraine as Claims Conference Continues Commitment to Support Holocaust Surviv…
To Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Claims Conference Launches New Innovative Social Media Campaign: #DONTBEABYSTANDER
Social Media Campaign To Honor Righteous Among The Nations, Non-Jews Who Risked Everything During The Holocaust To Rescue Jews.
International Holocaust Survivors Night 2021
Held on the third night of Chanukah, The 2021 International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN 2021) event included remarks from Isaac Herzog, President …
