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Certain Ghetto Survivors Can Now Receive Both “Ghetto Pension” and Ghetto Fund Payment; Application Deadline Abolished

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. November 28, 2011 In negotiations with the Claims Conference, the German government has agreed to remove the application deadline for application to […]


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

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Ghetto Pension Claims to be Re-Opened: Claims Conference Secures Commitment from Germany

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 19, 2010 In meetings with the Claims Conference, the German Social Security Administration pledged that all Holocaust survivors who have applied […]


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