Posts Tagged: Claims conference
Holocaust Survivors Confront Denial Posts From Social Media in New Digital Campaign
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) will share videos of Holocaust survivors from around the world reading and responding to posts...
Germany Agrees to Pay Additional $58 Million in Nursing-Care Benefits to Holocaust Survivors in Israel
The German government has agreed to pay an additional 200 million shekels ($58 million) annually to Holocaust survivors in need of nursing care in Israel. The...
‘Part of the Family’: Social Media Campaign Highlights ‘Righteous Rescuers’ Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, a unique social media initiative is putting a spotlight on the stories of the “Righteous Among Nations”...
Survey Reveals 23% of Young Americans Believe in Some Form of Holocaust Denial or Minimization
A new survey revealed a major lack of knowledge about the Holocaust among young Americans, including that almost a quarter of respondents believed in some...
Is Ignorance About the Holocaust Connected to Soaring Antisemitism?
According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism in America has reached its highest level since 1979, when the ADL first started keeping count. Worldwide, too,...
Aid Group to Deliver 50,000 Boxes of Matzah to Jews in Former Soviet Union
JNS.org - Thousands of poor and elderly Jews living in the former Soviet Union will be able to observe Passover traditions this year due to support...
Defendants in $57 Million Claims Conference Fraud Trial Found Guilty
More than three years after the discovery of fraudulent activity at the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany ("Claims Conference"), which continued for about...
Claims Conference Signs Agreement with Germany for Continued Survivor Compensation Payment
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as Claims Conference) signed an agreement November 15 in Berlin with the German government that...
Jewish Organizations, Others Must Stop Interfering With Holocaust Survivors’ Rights
The JTA recently published an op-ed by Menachem Rosensaft which gratuitously offers an "alternative" to the legislation that Holocaust survivors and children and grandchildren of...
