The largest concentration of Jewish victims of Nazism in the world reside in Israel. One-third of all elderly in Israel are Holocaust victims. These circumstances, along with extensive cooperation with the Israeli government, give the Claims Conference a role in Israel that is unique among all the countries in which it operates. The Claims Conference […]
Following Germanyβs example in grappling with the issue of compensating former slave and forced laborers under the Nazis, the Austrian government commissioned historians to research slave and forced labor in Austria during World War II. Their reports were issued in 2000: www.historikerkommission.gv.at
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 the Anschluss. Austrian Pensions Improvements negotiated in social insurance legislation include the right to buy back work months […]