Since 1951 seeking acknowledgment from the German government by negotiating for compensation, restitution and home care for those in need who endured so much.
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For 75 years, the Claims Conference has worked to secure recognition, restitution, and compensation for Holocaust survivors, while helping preserve the documentary record of Nazi persecution for future generations.
In this collaboration, Rio Daniel, CEO of the Center for Jewish History, speaks with Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference, about his journey, the negotiations that have shaped Holocaust restitution, the importance of preserving archival records, and the responsibility to ensure that the experiences and histories of survivors are not lost to time.
Watch the full episode next week.
#Claims_Conference #ClaimsConference_Partner #CenterforJewishHistory
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October 23, 1951
23 Jewish orgs & reps from the gov't of @Israel gathered in New York to determine the pathway for negotiating reparations from Germany for the suffering and loss caused by Nazi crimes during the Holocaust. The group established the @ClaimsCon
📷: @ClaimsConf
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Heute vor einem Jahr ist Tamar Dreifuss sel. A. von uns gegangen.
Familie, Freunde und Wegbegleiter kamen heute in Köln zusammen, um an die beeindruckende Shoah-Überlebende zu erinnern und ihr Leben und Wirken zu würdigen.
Bei der Gedenkfeier wurden Ausschnitte aus ihrem letzten großen Interview gezeigt, das im Rahmen von „Zeugnisse“, einer Kooperation der @ClaimsCon mit dem @ZDF, entstanden ist.
So wurde Tamars Stimme noch einmal lebendig – ihre Erinnerungen, ihr außergewöhnlicher Mut und ihre Botschaft an kommende Generationen.
Tamar Dreifuss hat uns ein wertvolles Vermächtnis hinterlassen. Ihre Geschichte, ihre Stimme und ihr unermüdlicher Einsatz gegen das Vergessen bleiben.
Möge ihre Erinnerung zum Segen sein.
Das Interview beim ZDF:
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WJCS, @UJAfedNY & @ClaimsCon hosted the 2026 #Sukkot Luncheon for 50+ #HolocaustSurvivors and their families & caregivers at @wrtemple, along with @RyeGSL & Judah Holstein. Attendees enjoyed music by @concertsnmotion and food from Seasons of #Scarsdale: wjcs.com/2026-sukkot-luncheo….
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Yehuda Aharon Widawski, Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, has passed away at 107.
In this haunting testimony, he recalls arriving at Auschwitz and seeing smoke rising from the crematorium. Consumed by starvation, his uncle thought it was a bakery.
Yehuda survived. His parents and most of his family did not.
We honor his life, his testimony and the memory he entrusted to us. May his memory be a blessing. 🕯️
Video: Yad Vashem
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Veľvyslanec Thomas Kurz spolu s predstaviteľmi zúčastnených organizácii @ESJFcemeteries, TOLI, DSH Bratislava, @zachorfdn a @ClaimsCon otvoril seminár “Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future” s podporou @AuswaertigesAmt o interpretácii a chápaní židovských cintorínov.
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The Light in the Darkness: Director's Cut launching this September on PS5.
The original vision that I wasn't able to do with the original release.
Funded by @ClaimsCon and @Meta
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For decades, Katie Waizer carried one question: what happened to her grandfather's family?
In 1937, Lejzor Wajzer left his home in the shtetl of Piaski Luterskie, Poland, leaving behind his father and his brother.
Now, Katie is asking what happened to them. And there's a new thread to follow: a name matching her great-grandmother's appeared in records from the Shanghai Ghetto, raising the question of whether she may have survived, contrary to what the family long believed.
The search for answers is finally underway.
Follow @cjewishhistory, @JDCentwine , @3GNY to hear the full story. 🕯️
@ClaimsCon @vibemediapr
#ClaimsConference_Partner #HistoriesAndMysteries #CJH
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#FiPresents Always Remember on the Road continues with an online screening of ‘Pepi Fandango’, followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with producer Andres Bartos Amory and Moderator Ruxandra Predescu (Transilvania International Film Festival).
🗓️ Watch online SEP 14-28. Free registration: bit.ly/4bqRuon
A Jewish Holocaust survivor haunted by the pain of the Spanish Roma children singing flamenco in the camp, embarks on a road trip with his guitar playing best mate, who urges him to face the music.
In partnership with the Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation and @ClaimsCon.
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A Jewish milestone stolen from them during the Holocaust, finally celebrated decades later.
Last week, 35 Holocaust survivors from Ra’anana gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate the bar and bat mitzvahs they never had as children.
They recited Kaddish in memory of loved ones murdered in the Holocaust and prayed for the safety of Israel’s soldiers and security forces.
From unimaginable loss to Jewish resilience, continuity, and pride.
This is the triumph of the Jewish people.
@ynet | @ClaimsCon
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I am extremely proud and grateful to @ClaimsCon for trust given to me for the second consecutive term as Member of the Leadership Council .
I am humbled by this honour to represent European Jewish Communities in this outstanding organisation surrounded by distinguished leaders.
Congratulations to Gideon Taylor on his re-election as President of @ClaimsCon, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and tireless dedication to Holocaust survivors and the pursuit of justice and restitution.
We also congratulate the newly elected Board and Leadership Council and look forward to continuing our shared efforts to support Holocaust survivors, preserve memory and strengthen Holocaust education and awareness.
A special tribute to the negotiators for their tremendous efforts on behalf of survivors worldwide.
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Congratulations to Gideon Taylor on his re-election as President of @ClaimsCon, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and tireless dedication to Holocaust survivors and the pursuit of justice and restitution.
We also congratulate the newly elected Board and Leadership Council and look forward to continuing our shared efforts to support Holocaust survivors, preserve memory and strengthen Holocaust education and awareness.
A special tribute to the negotiators for their tremendous efforts on behalf of survivors worldwide.
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Unter der Leitung von @WilmsCarsten besuchte eine Delegation vom @AuswaertigesAmt die Ausstellung zur „rafle du billet vert“ in der @FranzBotschaft. Gestaltet von der @ClaimsCon, zeigt sie eindrücklich Bilder der ersten Massenverhaftung von Juden in Frankreich im 2WK. 🕯️🕎
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We cannot learn from history if its most painful truths are erased. Award-winning documentary @amongneighbors by @YoavPotash breaks decades of silence around compassion, betrayal and murder in postwar Poland—told through testimony, animation and magical realism. Now streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV: amongneighbors.com
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Marian Turski, sel. A. war Mitglied des Negotiating Committee der @Claimscon. Er hat sich stets für Gerechtigkeit für Shoah Überlebende eingesetzt.
»Habt keine Angst«: Zeitzeuge Marian Turski vor 100 Jahren geboren
@JuedischePresse
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Mit großer Trauer nehmen wir Abschied von AVIVA GOLDSCHMIDT זייל.
Als Kind in Boryslav überlebte sie die Shoah dank des Mutes, der Stärke und der Fürsorge ihrer Mutter. „Ihre Wärme fühle ich noch heute“. Die Erfahrungen dieser Zeit prägten ihr Leben tief. Trotz der erlittenen Verluste bewahrte sie sich ihre Menschlichkeit, ihre Zuversicht und ihren Lebenswillen.
Als Zeitzeugin setzte sie sich über viele Jahre dafür ein, ihre Erinnerungen mit nachfolgenden Generationen zu teilen. Mit ihren Berichten hielt sie die Erinnerung an die Opfer der Shoah wach und leistete einen wichtigen Beitrag gegen das Vergessen.
Israel lag ihr besonders am Herzen. Sie fühlte sich dem jüdischen Staat eng verbunden und verfolgte dessen Geschicke mit großer Anteilnahme.
Ihre Töchter und Enkelkinder bedeuteten ihr unendlich viel und erfüllten sie mit Freude, Stolz und Liebe.
Ein besonderes Vermächtnis hinterlässt sie den jungen Menschen. Immer wieder betonte sie, wie wichtig es sei, sensibel für Ungerechtigkeit zu sein und nicht wegzusehen. Man müsse Haltung zeigen und den Mut haben, sofort zu sagen: „Das lasse ich nicht zu.“ Diese Botschaft war ihr eine Herzensangelegenheit und bleibt uns Auftrag und Verpflichtung.
Wir verlieren mit ihr eine wertvolle Stimme der Erinnerung, deren Worte und Haltung weiterwirken werden.
Möge ihr Andenken ein Segen sein.
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A moving moment at the BPJCC Community Center:
Holocaust survivors are gathered now for a special art therapy program centered on healing and connection.
We are honored to partner with Project Witness and deeply grateful to Mrs. Ruth Lichtenstein for helping make it possible.
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.@YoavPotash, Anita Friedman, and Headfirst Arts & Media are the 2026 RFK Book & Journalism Awards International Television Award winner for their work "Among Neighbors."
@amongneighbors reveals both love and betrayal as it zeroes in on a crime committed among neighbors: the murder of Holocaust survivors in Poland, six months after the end of World War II. The chilling facts revealed in this documentary have led the office of Poland’s nationalist president to call for a ban on the film.
"Among Neighbors" is now available for streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Yoav, Anita, and Headfirst Arts & Media. To learn more about this year’s winners, please visit: rekhrc.org/bja2026
@ClaimsCon, @USCShoahFdn, @jstorypartners.
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„Die Razzia des grünen Zettels hat mein Leben für immer verändert“, berichtet die 91 Jahre alte #Holocaust-Überlebende Liliane Ryszfeld. Danke @faznet für den Bericht über die Ausstellung der @ClaimsCon in der @FranzBotschaft zum 85. Jahrestag der ersten #Razzia gegen #Juden im besetzten #Paris vom 14.5.1941.
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