Please note: The claims and appeals process for ICHEIC has closed. In 1998, together with U.S. insurance regulators, representatives of the State of Israel and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO), the Claims Conference was involved in the establishment of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) in order to resolve disputes over […]
“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, […]
The loss of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer deeply saddens the Claims Conference. She passed away at her home in Manhattan on July 12 at the age of 96. Perhaps best known for her work as a world-renowned psychosexual therapist, Dr. Ruth lived a multifaceted, inspirational life through her experiences on the Kindertransport and as a […]
With the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris underway, the Claims Conference would like to take a moment to honor two remarkable Holocaust survivors who competed in the Olympic games. Just shy of her 100 birthday, we met with Ágnes Keleti at her home in Budapest. Her resilience is a central theme in her inspiring […]
Pictured above: Family of Holocaust survivor Mark Schonwetter (front center) who as a child was hidden and saved by Righteous Rescuers in the Carpathian mountains in Poland.