The loss of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer deeply saddens the Claims Conference. She passed away at her home in Manhattan on July 12 at the age of 96. Perhaps best known for her work as a world-renowned psychosexual therapist, Dr. Ruth lived a multifaceted, inspirational life through her experiences on the Kindertransport and as a […]
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It is with a broken heart that we share with you details of Marian Turski, z”l following his passing at the age of 98 years old. Born Moshe Turbowicz in 1926, in Druskininkai, modern Lithuania, Marian was only fourteen when he and his parents were confined and forced to live in the ลรณdลบ Ghetto. In […]
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. $3,300 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 […]
One of the chief ongoing priorities for the Claims Conference has been to identify, collect, preserve, and make available Holocaust-era documentation. We are giving the world the tools it will need to learn about the Shoah and thus remember it long after its last survivors are here to tell of it. Our two main partners […]