Negotiations With Germany Result In Emergency Payments For Survivors, Liberalization Of Compensations And Increased Home Care For Holocaust Survivors Globally. NEW YORK, NY: September 15, 2022 — Today, at the invitation of the German Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Christian Lindner, the Claims Conference will join German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israel’s Minister for Social […]
Direct compensation payments are made from the Central and Eastern European Fund (CEEF) and the Hardship Fund. Currently, CEEF payments are €600, the same as the Article 2 Fund, as a result of Claims Conference negotiations with the German government. Recent governmental reforms have resulted in drastic cuts in Hungarian health care services and social […]
Rosa Lindenberg and her husband, Leo, both Holocaust survivors, did everything they were supposed to do to save for retirement and their old age. Unfortunately, due to Leo’s prolonged illness, the couple depleted their savings, and Rosa must now rely on the Jewish Family Service of Broward County, and the Claims Conference, for food assistance […]
Around the world, the Claims Conference funds food programs that feed thousands of Holocaust survivors all year long. These programs are especially important during holidays. Every year in the weeks before Passover, the Claims Conference and our partners at Birkat-Margalit, a nonprofit in Israel, come together to prepare food packages for Holocaust survivors living in Israel. This […]
Added Funding Helps Safeguard Vulnerable Nazi Victims In the South As the rocket attacks from Gaza continue, Holocaust victims are particularly vulnerable, physically and emotionally. With southern cities having faced attacks for years, the Claims Conference has worked closely with the Israeli government and non-governmental organizations to protect, care for and comfort Holocaust victims and […]