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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 Ju…

Negotiations with the German Government Result in Increased Social Welfare Services for Holocaust Survivors and First Ever Payment for Surviving Spouse

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), an…

Members of the League of German Girls wave Nazi flags in support of the German annexation of Austria. Vienna, Austria, March 1938.

New Survey by the Claims Conference Finds Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge in Austria

More than One-Third Feel National Socialism Could Come to Power Again, and the Majority Polled Did Not Know Six Million Jews Killed During the Holocau…

Eyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film, Second Edition

Eyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film, Second Edition

On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the Claims Conference in partnership with the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles presented the second edition of a s…

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New Survey by the Azrieli Foundation and the Claims Conference Finds Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge

The Majority Polled Did Not Know Six Million Jews Were Killed During The Holocaust And A Stunning Near-Majority Believe There Are A Large Number Of Ne…

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80th Anniversary of Kindertransport Marked with Compensation Payment to Survivors

Claims Conference Ongoing Negotiations With Germany Yield Compensation For Child Survivors Of The Kindertransport December 17, 2018 Julius Berman, Pre…

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International Holocaust Survivors Night 2018

VIDEO: This year, on the second annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN), Jewish survivors of the Shoah were honored in Jerusalem, Berlin…

Moshe Jahoda Honored in Vienna Square Dedication

Moshe Jahoda Honored in Vienna Square Dedication

On November 7th, colleagues and family of Moshe Jahoda were joined by Austrian officials for a ceremony renaming Turnertempel Memorial Square in Vienn…

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Surviving the Shoah and Pittsburgh

Ahead of what will be a very difficult Shabbat, the Claims Conference extends its thoughts and prayers to those who lost loved ones, those injured, an…

Roman Kent sharing his experience with German State Secretary Dr. Rolf Bosinger

Holocaust Survivors to Receive Increased Social Welfare Services After Negotiations with German Government

Claims Conference Negotiations Nets Additional Funding for Vital Services After German Delegation Hears First-Hand Survivor Testimony  New York, NY Ju…

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New Survey by Claims Conference Finds Significant Lack of Holocaust Knowledge in the United States

Majority of Americans Polled Believe Something Like the Holocaust Could Happen Again Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Cla…

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Czech Benefits for Survivors

Benefits Available to Holocaust Survivors Under the Czech Republic Social Security Administration The Claims Conference wishes to inform Holocaus…

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Romanian Survivor Relief Program

Please note: The application deadline for the 2024 Romanian Survivor Relief Program has expired. New applications for this program can no longer be ac…

Passover Food Packages for Holocaust Survivors

Claims Conference Provides Passover Packages to Holocaust Survivors in Need

Kol dichfin yetei v’yichol. “Let all who are hungry enter and eat.” This directive from the Haggadah, recited at Seder tables around the world on the …

Claims Conference to Compensate Algerian Jews Recognized for First Time by the German Governement

Claims Conference to Compensate Algerian Jews Recognized for First Time by the German Government

More Than 25,000 Algerian Jews Who Survived The Holocaust May Now Be Eligible For The First Time For Compensation From The German Government. PARIS, F…

International Holocaust Survivors Night, Kotel, Jerusalem

International Holocaust Survivors Night

The Claims Conference honored Holocaust survivors at the first annual “Holocaust Survivor Night,” with Chanukah candle lighting events at …

Eyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film

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 include…

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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 sur…

U.S. Congress Urges More Funding for Survivor Care

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 se…

Claims Conference Appoints Ayelet Metzger as Ombudsman

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. Metz…

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