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 β¬5,000 (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 β¬12.5 million (over $13 […]
All Holocaust compensation and restitution payments are excluded from calculations relating to eligibility for federally funded benefits, per 1994 federal legislation. The legislation stated that payments made to individuals because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution are to be excluded from income and resources in determining both eligibility for and the amount of benefits or […]
During the summer of 2014, with Israel under constant attack, the Claims Conference saw how its work to provide safe rooms in Amigour sheltered housing units helped protect its residents, nearly all of whom are Nazi victims.Β With southern cities having faced attacks for years, the Claims Conference partnered with Amigour to build protected rooms […]
Added Funding Helps Safeguard Vulnerable Nazi Victims In the South As the rocket attacks from Gaza continue, Holocaust victims are particularly vulnerable, physically and emotionally. With southern cities having faced attacks for years, the Claims Conference has worked closely with the Israeli government and non-governmental organizations to protect, care for and comfort Holocaust victims and […]
Rosa Lindenberg and her husband, Leo, both Holocaust survivors, did everything they were supposed to do to save for retirement and their old age. Unfortunately, due to Leoβs prolonged illness, the couple depleted their savings, and Rosa must now rely on the Jewish Family Service of Broward County, and the Claims Conference, for food assistance […]