Germans Agree To Additional $300 Million In Restitution Funds
JTA Germany has agreed to provide restitution payments to an additional 80,000 Jews in what Claims Conference officials are describing as a historic breakthrough.The agreement, which was reached...
View ArticleHolocaust Survivors Affected By Sandy Get Aid From Germans And Claims Conference
Stewart Ain Staff Writer It was a “modest” sum of money, said Germany’s consul general in New York, but he, staff members and friends attending a concert at his residence last month wanted to do...
View ArticleUnsigned Letter Shows Claim Conference Was Alerted To Fraud In 2001
The Claims Conference was alerted as early as 2001 to a fraud scheme within the organization that ran unimpeded from 1993 to 2009 and cost $57 million. The warning to the Claims Conference came in the...
View ArticleClaims Conference Faces Changes
Stewart Ain Staff Writer Board members, outsiders, survivors to review of reparations organization's management in wake of fraud, but Berman survives as chairman. A “thorough analysis of the current...
View ArticleNew Rules Pave Way For Polish Expat Pensions
Stewart Ain Staff Writer Move marks first time U.S. Holocaust survivors can apply for monthly payments from Polish government. Thousands of Holocaust survivors originally from Poland — more than 3,000...
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