This program is now closed. The following information is for historical purposes only. The Claims Conference wishes to inform Holocaust survivors and the families or heirs of Holocaust victims, who were transported to concentration and extermination camps during World War II by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the Dutch state railway company, that they may be eligible […]
Who is eligible for this payment? Jewish Holocaust Survivors who: If I receive a pension from the Claims Conference (Article 2), the Israeli Authority for the Rights of Holocaust Survivors, or BEG, am I eligible? You are not eligible for the Region-specific Pension Program if you receive a pension as compensation for Nazi persecution. Do […]
Social Welfare Benefits for Austrian Jewish Survivors The Claims Conference has urged every Austrian government since the 1950s to increase its social welfare benefits for elderly Austrian Nazi victims who were expelled from the country or fled following theย Anschluss. Austrian Pensions Improvements negotiated in social insurance legislation include the right to buy back work months […]
United States Restitution payments paid to a Nazi victim, his or her heirs or estate, are not subject to federal income tax.ย See IRS Publication 525 at page 34. This exclusionย includes payments made by a foreignย government, the United States, or any foreign or domestic entity.ย Certain types ofย interest earned on these payments […]
On view at the Museum of Jewish Heritage through August 14, 2016, โStitching History From the Holocaustโ was created by and is on loan from the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. The Claims Conference helped fund the exhibit.
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