The recent return of a Nazi-looted Pissarro painting to a French Holocaust survivor began when her family discovered it in a Claims Conference online listing of Nazi looting records. The University of Oklahoma has agreed to return “La bergère rentrant des moutons,” (La Bergère), painted by Jewish artist Camille Pissarro in 1886, to Léone Meyer, whose family lost the painting in the Holocaust.
Research and Publications Consideration will be given to original research on the Holocaust, particularly focused on the Jewish perspective. Publications may be online or in print. Translation Translation of existing research identified by the Claims Conference as necessary or in need of broader accessibility. For questions, contact NYAllocAdmin@claimscon.org (for all countries other than Israel) or […]
Majority of Americans Polled Believe Something Like the Holocaust Could Happen Again Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announces the release of a comprehensive national survey of Holocaust awareness and knowledge among adults in the United States on the occasion of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). The […]