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ZRBG How to Apply

Note: These payments ARE NOT administered by the Claims Conference. Download application forms: Claim Form in English/German for Former Ghetto Workers Residing Outside Germany – ZRBG 100En Claim Form in English/German for Former Ghetto Workers Residing Outside Germany (Short Version) – ZRBG 110En Claim Form in English/German for Widow/Widower of Former Ghetto Workers Residing Outside […]


Programs Administered by the German Government

Note: These payments ARE NOT administered by the Claims Conference. ZRBG (German Social Security Pension) A Social Security pension paid directly by the German government to people who worked, at will and for pay, in a ghetto. ZRGB Overview ZRBG How to Apply Payments for Child Rearing Periods (Kindererziehungszeiten) West German Federal Indemnification Law (BEG) […]


Compensation Payment Programs

We administer compensation programs for Holocaust survivors, and offer information on other available programs for survivors worldwide.

Update: Life Certificates and Change in procedures due to COVID-19


U.S. Government, Congress Bolster Claims Conference Efforts to Obtain German Social Security for Survivors

This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. July 18, 2007 The U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Amb. Christian Kennedy, reaffirmed at the Claims Conference board meeting […]


Update on Germany’s Ghetto Pension

This post is for historical informational purposes only. Please do not refer to this post for information pertaining to current Claims Conference programs. Visit What We Do for current program guidelines and information. Thank you. March 14, 2007 The Claims Conference has been holding meetings with German officials regarding the Ghetto Pension issue. The Claims Conference highlighted […]


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