Gurlitt Trove Investigation Must Intensify, Transparency Increase
With the Bern Kunstmuseum’s announcement that it will accept ownership of the Gurlitt artwork collection, the Claims Conference calls on Germany to intensify and expand its investigation of the...
View ArticleClaims Conference Allocating $365 Million for Aid to Holocaust Victims for 2015
Funding Provides Homecare, Medical Care, Food and Other Help in 47 Countries Elderly Jewish Holocaust victims, the last of their generation to have endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide, will...
View ArticleChild Survivor Fund Launched
Eligible Survivors Should Apply to Receive 2,500 Euro One-Time Payment Applications have been mailed to survivors who the Claims Conference believes may be eligible for its new Child Survivor Fund. The...
View ArticleHolocaust Survivors Begin New Year With More Payments and Aid
Elderly Holocaust survivors around the world are beginning the Jewish new year of 5776 receiving more care and aid than ever before. Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors also go into this year...
View ArticleClaims Conference Website Helps Holocaust Survivor Recover Pissarro Painting
The recent return of a Nazi-looted Pissarro painting to a French Holocaust survivor began when her family discovered it in a Claims Conference online listing of Nazi looting records. The University of...
View ArticleClaims Conference Appoints Ayelet Metzger as Ombudsman
The Claims Conference has appointed Ayelet Metzger as Ombudsman, following a lengthy international search, announced President Julius Berman. Ms. Metzger, who was born in the United States and made...
View ArticleU.S. Congress Urges More Funding for Survivor Care
The United States House of Representatives has unanimously approved a resolution urging the government of Germany to provide additional funding for services for Holocaust victims. Three hundred...
View ArticleClaims Conference Visit to Iasi, Romania
As a result of annual negotiations with the German government, last summer the Claims Conference obtained recognition, for the first time, for the survivors of Iasi, who were forced to endure pogroms...
View ArticleEyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film
The Claims Conference partnered with the Paley Center for Media for this important event moderated by veteran journalist Ted Koppel. The panel included Holocaust survivors, film directors and experts...
View ArticleClaims Conference to Compensate Algerian Jews Recognized for First Time by...
More Than 25,000 Algerian Jews Who Survived The Holocaust May Now Be Eligible For The First Time For Compensation From The German Government. PARIS, FRANCE: February 5, 2018 – Julius Berman, President...
View ArticleClaims Conference Provides Passover Packages to Holocaust Survivors in Need
Kol dichfin yetei v’yichol. “Let all who are hungry enter and eat.” This directive from the Haggadah, recited at Seder tables around the world on the first night of Passover, is the way we approach our...
View ArticleHolocaust Survivors to Receive Increased Social Welfare Services After...
Claims Conference Negotiations Nets Additional Funding for Vital Services After German Delegation Hears First-Hand Survivor Testimony New York, NY July 10, 2018 – Today, Julius Berman, President of...
View ArticleSurviving the Shoah and Pittsburgh
Ahead of what will be a very difficult Shabbat, the Claims Conference extends its thoughts and prayers to those who lost loved ones, those injured, and the entire congregation at the Tree of Life...
View ArticleMoshe Jahoda Honored in Vienna Square Dedication
On November 7th, colleagues and family of Moshe Jahoda were joined by Austrian officials for a ceremony renaming Turnertempel Memorial Square in Vienna after Moshe Jahoda. The post Moshe Jahoda Honored...
View ArticleInternational Holocaust Survivors Night 2018
VIDEO: This year, on the second annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN), Jewish survivors of the Shoah were honored in Jerusalem, Berlin, the New York/New Jersey metro area, and Moscow....
View Article80th Anniversary of Kindertransport Marked with Compensation Payment to...
Claims Conference Ongoing Negotiations With Germany Yield Compensation For Child Survivors Of The Kindertransport December 17, 2018 Julius Berman, President of the Claims Conference, announced that as...
View ArticleEyewitness: Documenting the Holocaust on Film, Second Edition
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the Claims Conference in partnership with the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles presented the second edition of a special forum on Holocaust film: Eyewitness:...
View ArticleNegotiations with the German Government Result in Increased Social Welfare...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: July 1, 2019 – Today, Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced the results of the organization’s...
View ArticleAlfred Landecker Foundation Pledges €5 Million to the Claims Conference to...
German Foundation Awards The Claims Conference Emergency Assistance Funding For Holocaust Survivors December 12, 2019 – Claims Conference President Julius Berman announces a new emergency assistance...
View ArticleLincoln Center Film Screening
Nearly 300 people filled to capacity the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in Manhattan for a movie screening of Who Will Write Our History. The event was hosted by the Claims Conference in...
View ArticleInternational Holocaust Survivors Night 2019
International Holocaust Survivors Night 2019 For the third year in a row, International Holocaust Survivors Night was celebrated around the world with menorah lighting ceremonies during Chanukah to...
View ArticleCaring for Holocaust Survivors During this Unprecedented COVID-19 Crisis
The Claims Conference community – lay leaders, staff, and our extended family of more than 300 global agencies – is working through this challenging time to continue to provide quality care to...
View ArticleClaims Conference Establishes Special Emergency Fund for Holocaust Survivors...
$300 Million Advanced To Social Service Agencies Globally, And An Emergency Fund Of $4.3 Million Established For Social Service Agencies Providing Life-Saving Assistance The post Claims Conference...
View ArticleYom HaShoah 2020 – Films, Remembrance, and Education
April 20, 2020 To commemorate Yom HaShoah, we will present an online screening of the films Who Will Write Our History and 116 Cameras. The event is co-presented by the Claims Conference with The...
View ArticleClaims Conference Announces New Board President
Gideon Taylor Elected President; After Four Decades Of Service, Julius Berman Steps Down At The 2020 Annual Board Meeting NEW YORK, NEW YORK: June 30, 2020 Today, the Conference on Jewish Material...
View ArticleA Rosh Hashanah Serenade
Residents of the Alma Nursing Home in Nof HaGalil, Israel, who are overwhelmingly Holocaust survivors, were visited by a special guest on erev Rosh Hashanah. The post A Rosh Hashanah Serenade appeared...
View ArticleClaims Conference Statement Re: Facebook Policy Change: Holocaust Denial and...
Each day for the past 75 days, in the first-ever, survivor-led digital campaign #NoDenyingIt, Holocaust survivors have directly addressed Mark Zuckerberg, telling him that Holocaust denial is...
View ArticleNegotiations Between the Claims Conference and German Government Result in...
Faced with the Continued COVID-19 Hardships, Negotiations with the Germany Government Result in Significant Increases in Compensation and Social Services for Holocaust Survivors The post Negotiations...
View ArticleThe Claims Conference and WJRO Condemn Legal Proceedings Against Polish...
The Claims Conference, a major sponsor of historical research on the Holocaust, and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) protest in the strongest terms the verdict by a Polish court in a...
View ArticleClaims Conference Secures $13.5 Million in Funding to Get Holocaust Survivors...
A New Program, Established by The Claims Conference and Funded by The German Government, Will Ensure Holocaust Survivors Globally Have the Means to Get To COVID-19 Vaccine Sites The post Claims...
View Article“It Started With Words”
Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announces a new Holocaust survivor-led, digital campaign, #ItStartedWithWords. The post “It Started With Words”...
View ArticleRemembering Roman Kent z”l
May 21, 2021 The Claims Conference mourns the passing of one of our beloved board members, Roman Kent z”l. Chairman of the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Roman was a long-time Board...
View ArticleCelebrating Rosh Hashanah 5782
As new year celebrations are under way and the sounds of the shofar are still in our ears, I wanted to take a moment to thank our extraordinary partners and staff from around the world for their...
View ArticleTo Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Claims Conference...
Social Media Campaign To Honor Righteous Among The Nations, Non-Jews Who Risked Everything During The Holocaust To Rescue Jews. The post To Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the...
View ArticleClaims Conference Announces $720 Million USD To 300 Social Welfare...
Allocations Include Nearly $47 Million USD in Social Welfare Services in Ukraine as Claims Conference Continues Commitment to Support Holocaust Survivors in the Face of Imminent Threat The post Claims...
View ArticleClaims Conference Announces Winner Of Film Contest For Emerging Directors...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: May 17, 2022 – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced the winner of the Claims Conference’s Short Film,...
View ArticleGerman Chancellor And Claims Conference Meet To Mark 70th Anniversary Of...
Negotiations With Germany Result In Emergency Payments For Survivors, Liberalization Of Compensations And Increased Home Care For Holocaust Survivors Globally. NEW YORK, NY: September 15, 2022 — Today,...
View ArticleClaims Conference Announces Opening of First-Ever Film on...
Long-Awaited Telling Of The First Reparations In History; Opening Event To Be Held In Partnership With The Paley Center For Media NEW YORK, N.Y.: October 27, 2022—Gideon Taylor, President of the...
View ArticleClaims Conference Relaunches the Holocaust Survivor-Led Campaign...
November 9, 2022 — Today, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), in commemoration of Kristallnacht, announces the relaunch of their Holocaust survivor-led,...
View ArticleHolocaust Survivors From Over A Dozen Countries, Including Recent Evacuees...
Hosted By The Claims Conference Annually During Chanukah, International Holocaust Survivors Night This Year Will Include Messages Of Hope From Survivors Dignitaries And Celebrities, Culminating With An...
View ArticleStory Of Jewish Resistance Fighter Targeted By The Infamous Butcher Of Lyon...
First Place Is The Story Of Ernst Cahn, An Ice Cream Parlor Owner Who Chose Resistance In Spite Of Certain Death During Nazi Invasion. His Arrest Led To “The February Strike” Of 1941. NEW YORK, NEW...
View ArticleCelebrating Purim in Israel
An incredible Purim party was held for Holocaust survivors and members of a supportive community at Beit Moriah in Be’er Sheva in Israel this week. In a bright room full of music and dancing, survivors...
View ArticleSpecial Passover Series
For Passover every year, a critical priority for the Claims Conference is ensuring that Holocaust survivors around the world have the supplies and food they need to celebrate and partake in the Pesach...
View ArticleHolocaust Survivors Will Continue to Receive Additional One-Time Payments...
Home Care Services Funding For Holocaust Survivors Will Increase An Additional $105.2 Million For A Total Of $888.9 Million; Outcomes For These Negotiations Also Include Expanded One-Time Payments Per...
View ArticleRosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection, renewed inspiration, and strengthened connections. As we start a new year, we take pride in the progress we’ve made this year, underscoring our unwavering...
View ArticleNew Global Partnership Brings Holocaust Survivor Inge Auerbacher’s Experience...
Meta, StoryFile, UNESCO, the World Jewish Congress, and the Claims Conference have partnered to create “Tell Me, Inge”, an innovative and immersive Extended Reality experience, which shows how Inge...
View ArticleSukkot Celebrations Around the World: A 2023 Recap
Sukkot is more than a harvest celebration. It is a time to gather and commemorate our shared history, express gratitude for our blessings and strengthen the bonds that tie us to our heritage. The post...
View ArticleA Message on Israel
As you know, on October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out the deadliest one-day attack on Jews since the Holocaust. With 120,000 Holocaust survivors and almost one hundred Claims Conference staff living in...
View ArticleMessage from the President. Then and Now
The Claims Conference is an organization, created in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel, that is dedicated to the well-being of Holocaust survivors and to...
View ArticleEvery Day, We Wake Up On October 7
“There used to be 30 seconds to get to a shelter once there was a siren, but since the flood of multiple rockets at once, now it is more like 20 seconds,” the social worker at Beit Halperin Nursing...
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