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 Germanyโs 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
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 […]
This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visitย What We Doย for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. December 13, 2006 Fifty artworks that were looted in the Netherlands during World War II are now on display in Amsterdam in […]