Instructions for Authorized Representatives Important: only complete this form if you are an authorized representative. If the applicant can sign the form himself/herself, the doctor’s form is not required. If claimant is unable to sign Claims Conference documentation, such as an application form or a life certificate, an authorized representative may sign on his/her behalf. The […]
Aviva Goldschmidt remembers every day the fear of being a small child who was told that any sound she made could mean discovery and death.
Wassili Michailowski, a survivor of the massacre at Babi Yar, shows a picture of himself as a child with his parents before the Holocaust. Photo: Masha Stahlberg, n-ost
Isaac and Rosa Blum survived the Holocaust in a Polish forced-labor camp, making bullets for the Nazis. Now both in their early 90s, they credit the homecare assistance they receive from a New York City social welfare agency, through funding from the Claims Conference, as the primary reason they are able to still live independently […]
The United States House of Representatives has unanimously approved a resolution urging the government of Germany to provide additional funding for services for Holocaust victims. Three hundred sixty-three members of the U.S. Congress sent a clear and unequivocal message to the government of Germany. Acknowledging the significant funding that Germany has provided over the years, […]