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Article 2 Fund: Overview & History
The Claims Conference has approved over 100,000 Holocaust survivors for payment from this fund and has paid a total of approximately $4.9 billion. From the earliest negotiations, in 1952, West Germany recognized its obligations in principle to provide compensation to Holocaust survivors. In contrast, despite the Claims Conference’s many efforts, the Communist East German government […]
Compensation Payment Programs
We administer compensation programs for Holocaust survivors, and offer information on other available programs for survivors worldwide.
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13,000 Needy Nazi Victims in 36 Countries to Receive $42 Million From Claims Conference Negotiations With Germany: Most Have Never Before Received Compensation
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 20, 2009 As a result of Claims Conference negotiations with the German government, Jewish victims of Nazism who applied to the […]
Claims Conference Obtains German Payments for Jewish Survivors of Nazi Siege of Leningrad Now Living in West
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 20, 2008 In an historic breakthrough, the Claims Conference has negotiated one-time payments from Germany for certain Jewish victims of the […]
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 […]
