Hosted By The Claims Conference Annually During Chanukah, International Holocaust Survivors Night This Year Will Include Messages Of Hope From Survivors Dignitaries And Celebrities, Culminating With An Official Menorah Lighting In Honor Of Survivors At The Western Wall In Israel. NEW YORK, NEW YORK, December 19, 2022: The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany […]
Brzeziny, Poland is 12 miles east of Lodz, and its prewar Jewish population stood at 6,850. The Jews were herded into a ghetto in April 1940, where they suffered starvation, cold, disease, selections for forced labor, and punishment and torture by the Nazis. On Purim 1942, the Nazis ordered that 10 Jews were to be […]
The U.K.’s Historic Kindertransport Which Saved Thousands of Jewish Children Is Nearly Forgotten NEW YORK, NEW YORK: November 10, 2021 – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today announced the release of a United Kingdom Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey including a comparison among England, Scotland, Wales […]
Founded in 1951 by representatives of 23 major international Jewish organizations, the Claims Conference negotiates for and disburses funds to individuals and organizations and seeks the return of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust. As a result of negotiations with the Claims Conference since 1952, the German government has paid more than $80 billion in indemnification to individuals for suffering and losses resulting from persecution by the Nazis.
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. February 11, 2008 The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany mourns the passing of U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust […]