Topics: allocations
Slovakia
Dr. Peter Szanto z”l passed away in February 2023. May his memory be for a blessing. Direct compensation payments are made from the Central and Eastern European Fund (CEEF) and from the Holocaust Victim Compensation Fund (HVCF). Beginning in January 2013, CEEF payments increased to €300 per month from €260 due to Claims Conference negotiations […]
Bulgaria
Home Care for Survivors in Bulgaria When home care funding for Holocaust victims in Bulgaria was increased in early 2011, the additional allocations available pushed the service to the top of the priority list for elderly survivors. But because homecare was not part of the Bulgarian family-oriented culture, Jewish community leaders had an uphill battle […]
France
Compensation Programs Direct compensation payments are made from the Article 2 Fund and the Hardship Fund. The Claims Conference negotiates on an ongoing basis with the German government to include additional Nazi victims in compensation programs, increase payments, and provide increased funds for social services. Vital Care for Holocaust Victims Association D’Aide Aux Israelites Ages […]
Pro Bono Dental Program Helps Washington-area Holocaust Survivors
About 150 Nazi victims in the Washington, D.C. area have received free dental care since 2011 through a partnership of three area organizations, Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) in Rockville, MD.; the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity’s public service arm, the Alpha Omega Foundation; and the Maimonides Dental Society of Greater Washington. Iosif Fikhman, a […]
Our Work Around the World
In 2022, the Claims Conference distributed direct compensation to over 200,000 survivors in 84 countries and provided grants to over 300 social service agencies worldwide that provide vital services for Holocaust survivors, such as home care, food and medicine. North America Former Soviet Union Israel Latin America Eastern Europe Western Europe
