Connect2 is a program of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, supported by Claims Conference funding. Connect2 offers vital companionship and support to Holocaust Survivors living throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan. Volunteers make regular visits to survivors in their homes. Volunteers hear extraordinary stories, learn courage and perseverance by living example, and have the […]
Claims Conference Gave Funding to Produce Movie “Son of Saul,” the critically acclaimed film that received funding from the Claims Conference, has won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The Claims Conference is proud to have supported this ground-breaking film that also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 and […]
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 event was hosted by the Claims Conference in partnership with the United States Holocaust Museum (USHMM), Katahdin Productions and World Jewish Congress President and Claims Conference Board Member, Ambassador Ronald Lauder.
International Holocaust Survivors Night 2019
For the third year in a row, International Holocaust Survivors Night was celebrated around the world with menorah lighting ceremonies during Chanukah to honor and celebrate Holocaust survivors. Events included ceremonies in Germany, the U.S., Russia and at the Kotel in Jerusalem. This year International Holocaust Survivors Night expanded to include Paris.
Supportive communities in Israel provide home modifications, counseling, security, and socialization programs.
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