The following programs were administered by the Claims Conference in the past but presently are CLOSED TO NEW APPLICANTS. These pages are for informational purposes only. Read about the direct compensation programs we currently administer.
The Goodwill Fund Guidelines have been amended as follows: If an application is made after March 31, 2004 which otherwise would have been eligible under the Guidelines and which meets either of the following: (a) Was submitted by an original owner of the property or spouse of the original owner; or (b) Was submitted by a […]
Update November 2023: Austrian Holocaust Survivor Payment Over the past year, the Claims Conference has been negotiating with the Austrian government for additional benefits for Holocaust survivors from Austria. As a result of these negotiations, it was agreed that the Austrian Government would make a payment of €5,087.10 to each former Austrian Jew who has […]
January 27 is recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was designated by the UN in 2005. Marking the 1945 liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by Soviet troops, this date honors the six million Jewish victims and others killed by the Nazi regime. Members of the Claims Conference family were involved in commemorations around […]
View the 2025 Report Example statistics from the report ↑top The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world. Founded in 1951 by representatives of 23 major international Jewish organizations, the Claims Conference negotiates […]