Topics: South America
Chile
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. Allocations are made to Reshet, an agency in Santiago that provides emergency […]
Brazil
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. Uniao Brasileiro-Israelita do Bem-Estar Social (UNIBES) is a non-profit organization that for […]
Uruguay
In Uruguay, Fundacion Tzedaka in Montevideo is the social welfare partner of the Claims Conference
South America: Holocaust Education
After the Holocaust, survivors spread across the world and many settled in South America, which also earned a reputation as a refuge for Nazi war criminals escaping prosecution. Despite this, to many South Americans the Holocaust was of little interest and remained of concern only to survivors and their descendants. The Claims Conference has met […]
Latin America, Australia & Other Regions
Claims Conference to Compensate Algerian Jews Recognized for First Time by the German Government Background Australia and New Zealand In Sydney, the Jewish Centre on Ageing operates the city’s only kosher meal program. Through hot lunches at its drop-in center and its home delivered meals program, the Centre provides approximately 400 Nazi victims with food […]
