Saul Kagan z”l made it his life’s calling to attain a small measure of justice for Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. A memorial tribute to honor his life was held on Monday, February 24, 2014 at the Center for Jewish History. Saul Kagan recollections of negotiations in 1952 Saul Kagan was the architect of Holocaust […]
Working to restitute Jewish-owned art plundered during the Holocaust.
Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art On December 3, 1998, the 44 governments participating in the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets endorsed the following principles for dealing with Nazi-looted art: Released in connection with the Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets, Washington, DC, December 3, 1998 In developing a consensus on non-binding principles to assist in […]
Since the establishment of the Central and Eastern European Fund (CEEF) in 1998, which issues pensions to certain Holocaust survivors living in the former Soviet bloc, the Claims Conference has been strongly advocating to the German government that its monthly payment should be the same as the Article 2 Fund. As of January 1, 2013, […]