Topics: Holocaust history
Academic Fellowships
The Claims Conference is supporting Ph.D. and postdoctoral candidates in Shoah studies who are pursuing advanced scholarship on the fate of Jews who were systematically targeted for destruction or persecution by the Nazis and their allies between 1933 and 1945. Dissertation topics can include the immediate historical context in which the Shoah took place; its […]
History of the Austrian Jewish Community
The Austrian Jewish Community Before the Anschluss Persecution and Deportation: 1938-1945 The Postwar Austrian Jewish Community Difficulties in Enacting Restitution and Compensation The Austrian Jewish Before the Anschluss The Jewish Community (Kultusgemeinde) was established as a result of a Habsburg statute of 1890, which granted Austrian Jews religious autonomy. In January 1938, there were […]
Publications and Studies About Holocaust Survivors
Data on needs, demographics and compensation payments for Holocaust survivors
History
Founded in 1951 by representatives of 23 major international Jewish organizations, the Claims Conference negotiates for and disburses funds to individuals and organizations and seeks the return of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust. As a result of negotiations with the Claims Conference since 1952, the German government has paid more than $80 billion in indemnification to individuals for suffering and losses resulting from persecution by the Nazis.
