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New Online Video Series Provides Expert Guidance On Health & Well-Being For Family Caregivers Of Holocaust Survivors
New Approaches Provide Vital Support for Non-Professional Caregivers September 30 – The Claims Conference today announced the launch of its Caregiver Support Seminars, an online series of presentations providing advice and information to family caregivers of Holocaust victims, covering medical, emotional and legal concerns presented by health care specialists in fields ranging from gerontology and […]
United States
Overview The Claims Conference funds more than 100 Jewish organizations, primarily Jewish Family and Children’s Service agencies, in more than 20 U.S. states, to provide social welfare services for Nazi victims. More than four in five victims reside in just five U.S. states: New York, California, Florida, New Jersey and Illinois. Of Nazi victims currently […]
Frequently Asked Questions
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Georgia’s Holocaust Education Project
Georgia’s Holocaust Learning Trunk Project has been a resounding success with teachers and students throughout the state. The Project is a Claims Conference-funded initiative of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust to provide middle school students with a comprehensive set of materials on the history and lessons of the Holocaust. Trunks filled with books, posters, […]
Survivor Story: Rene Hammond
Growing up in Czechoslovakia, Rene Hammond, née Koenigsberg, learned in school to speak fluent Hungarian, Czech, and English – skills she says equipped her for survival after the Nazis invaded. On May 16, 1944, 18-year-old Rene and her family were sent to a ghetto, where a non-Jewish friend would sneak food to her. After three […]
