Following Germany’s example in grappling with the issue of compensating former slave and forced laborers under the Nazis, the Austrian government commissioned historians to research slave and forced labor in Austria during World War II. Their reports were issued in 2000: www.historikerkommission.gv.at
Disturbing Findings Reveal Significant Number Of Millennials and Gen Z Can’t Name A Single Concentration Camp Or Ghetto, Believe That Two Million Or Fewer Jews Were Killed And A Concerning Percentage Believe That Jews Caused The Holocaust NEW YORK, NEW YORK: September 16, 2020 – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims […]
United States Restitution payments paid to a Nazi victim, his or her heirs or estate, are not subject to federal income tax. See IRS Publication 525 at page 34. This exclusion includes payments made by a foreign government, the United States, or any foreign or domestic entity. Certain types of interest earned on these payments […]
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. May 10, 2011 The Claims Conference has helped launch two initiatives to enable easier and faster searches of records of artworks and […]