The Claims Conference allocates funds to agencies in nine countries in Eastern Europe. Related Information:Restitution in Poland, Hungary, Romania and Other Countries in Eastern EuropeBosnia-HerzegovinaIn Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Claims Conference works with La Benevolencija to provide home care, medical care and medication, case management, transportation, emergency assistance, food programs, and socialization. BulgariaIn Bulgaria, Shalom provides services […]
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
The information presented below is intended solely as a general guide. It is a broad summary and overview. For information on Payments for Child Rearing Periods consult the German Social Insurance Board at the address given below. Under German Social Insurance laws, certain pensions or benefits for child-rearing periods may be claimed by individuals who […]
Urgent Care and Support for Holocaust Survivors Claims Conference EVP Greg Schneider reports that the danger in Ukraine is forcing the Claims Conference to revisit what it means to provide aid to Holocaust survivors. Generally, survivors are living in the United States and Israel, in Canada and Australia, in places that are stable,” the Claims […]
Claims Conference to Compensate Algerian Jews Recognized for First Time by the German Government Background Australia and New Zealand In Sydney, the Jewish Centre on Ageing operates the city’s only kosher meal program. Through hot lunches at its drop-in center and its home delivered meals program, the Centre provides approximately 400 Nazi victims with food […]