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Social Security Administration Announcement 2014
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has recently issued several announcements regarding the exemption of Holocaust-related compensation payments from being considered in calculating income for purposes of Social Security payments. ZRBG (German Social Security Pension for Work in Ghettos): The SSA issued an “Emergency Message” in 2014, providing SSA staff with operating instructions to help […]
Claims Conference Survivor Speakers Bureau
The Claims Conference Survivor Speakers Bureau connects Holocaust survivors willing and able to tell their vital stories with the audiences who want to hear them, wherever they may be.
Austrian General Settlement Fund (GSF)
Please note: This program is closed. In 2000, the Claims Conference intensified its property negotiations with Austria, contending that over the last 50 years Austria had not adequately addressed the major material losses of its Jewish population during the Holocaust. Not only was the First Republic unable to protect a part of its citizens from […]
A Glimmer of Humanity in a Dark Chapter of History
“I never thought that for doing something good but normal, the humane thing, one can receive any compensation in this world.” These were the words of Bronislawa Bakun, aged 90, last week upon hearing that she would be recognized by the Claims Conference Righteous Rescuer Pension Fund. Bronislawa lives near the small village of Janów, Sokolka, […]
Holocaust Education: Passing on the Knowledge
Educational Programs For more than 20 years, the Claims Conference has supported the creation and dissemination of educational resources. Today, with a wide range of materials available, the focus is on making these resources easy to find and accessible to more people. When needed, the Claims Conference also supports the adaptation and translation of materials […]
