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 […]
The Survivor Speakers Bureau โ SSB, for short โ is a vast database of Holocaust survivors willing and able to tell their stories. As the Holocaust survivor population wanes, it is more critical than ever that survivors tell their stories. The SSB exists to facilitate their vital telling by forging connections between survivors and those […]
First Place Is The Story Of Ernst Cahn, An Ice Cream Parlor Owner Who Chose Resistance In Spite Of Certain Death During Nazi Invasion. His Arrest Led To โThe February Strikeโ Of 1941. NEW YORK, NEW YORK: February 23, 2023โThe Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) today announced the winner of the […]
For Passover every year, a critical priority for the Claims Conference is ensuring that Holocaust survivors around the world have the supplies and food they need to celebrate and partake in the Pesach holidays. This year, as we work our way to the holidays, we would like to highlight a few of our partner agencies […]
Resulting from the Claims Conference negotiations, the Federal Government of Austria has agreed to pay every living Austrian Holocaust survivor an additional direct compensation payment of approximately โฌ5,000 (approx. $5,400 USD) per survivor. As we estimate there to be about 2,500 Austrian Holocaust survivors alive today, the total financial commitment is โฌ12.5 million (over $13 […]