Lincoln Center Film Screening
Nearly 300 people filled to capacity the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in Manhattan for a movie screening of Who Will Write Our History. The …
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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
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: July 1, 2019 – Today, Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), an…
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
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…
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…
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…
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
On November 7th, colleagues and family of Moshe Jahoda were joined by Austrian officials for a ceremony renaming Turnertempel Memorial Square in Vienn…
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…
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…
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…
Czech Benefits for Survivors
Benefits Available to Holocaust Survivors Under the Czech Republic Social Security Administration The Claims Conference wishes to inform Holocaus…
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…
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 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
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
The Claims Conference partnered with the Paley Center for Media for this important event moderated by veteran journalist Ted Koppel. The panel include…
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
The United States House of Representatives has unanimously approved a resolution urging the government of Germany to provide additional funding for se…
