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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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http://www.claimscon.org 09-05-2011 16:39:34
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#OurHolocaustStory : Holocaust survivor Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff and her family fled Nazi-occupied Kosice, Slovakia. They 'ran' and hid in eight countries in the open for seven months with many close calls, including an arrest. They reached Lisbon and joined thousands of Jewish…
So wonderful to have visited the Claims Conference yesterday. I learnt so much about the Kindertransport Fund. It was incredible to hear the stories of the case workers who processed the claims. Thank you again!
The #BestPractices for #WashingtonPrinciples emphasize sound provenance research on Nazi-looted art. On #ProvenanceResearchDay , we urge countries to endorse the Best Practices and museums to do more provenance research.
state.gov/best-practices…
#OurHolocaustStory : Als die Dorfbewohner bemerkten, dass der Mann, der die Familie der Holocaust-Überlebenden Sara Weinstein versteckte, große Mengen von Lebensmittel kaufte, umzingelten sie das Haus, töteten ihre Mutter und steckten das Gebäude in Brand. Sie entkamen den…
#OurHolocaustStory : When villagers noticed the man hiding Holocaust survivor Sara Weinstein's family was buying extra food, they surrounded the house, killed her mother and set the building on fire. They escaped the flames and carried Sara's mother's body to the forest and buried…
Today Claims Conference launched the Survivor Speakers Bureau — a first-of-its-kind initiative to allow students around the world to hear testimony from more than 270 Holocaust survivors.
“A Holocaust survivor speakers bureau of this scale and reach is unprecedented. Holocaust stories remain as important as ever, for both ends of the generational spectrum' - Gideon Taylor, Claims Conference President
#HolocaustSurvivors #NeverForget #NeverAgain
Pleased to hear that my #documentary short THE GIRL FROM SALONIKA has been selected for the #HistoryInternationalFilmFestival in #Austria
Learn more: 7thart.com/films/the-girl…
#holocausteducation #thegirlfromsalonika #femalefilmmakerfriday
In 1999 Karen Heilig became the first female to represent the Claims Conference in negotiations on behalf of Holocaust survivors. 25 years later she continues to push governments to create and expand programs critical to survivors in their waning years.
#InternationalWomensMonth
#OurHolocaustStory : The Germans took Holocaust survivor Aliza Landau and her father to the edge of a pit to be executed - her father was shot and died in that hole; Aliza fell unharmed and survived. Today, her grandson Adam Landau makes a #PledgeToRemember his family's history.