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CLAIMS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES SOCIAL MEDIA COLLABORATION WITH MONTANA TUCKER

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced a new collaboration with social media influencer, Montana Tucker to raise awareness about the continuing rise in antisemitism.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced a new collaboration with social media influencer, Montana Tucker to raise awareness about the continuing rise in antisemitism.
  • With the growing prevalence of hate speech, Holocaust denial and distortion on social media, the Claims Conference is launching an innovative strategy to educate future generations on the horrors and lessons of the Holocaust tailored to different social media platforms and audiences.
  • Dan Luxenberg, CEO of SoulShop, the producers of the Montana Tucker series, said, "We are so proud to partner with the Claims Conference to help Montana discover her family Holocaust history in Auschwitz.
  • About the Claims Conference: The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world.

CLAIMS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES OPENING OF FIRST-EVER FILM ON REPARATIONS--RECKONINGS: THE FIRST REPARATIONS

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today the opening of a new film, Reckonings: The First Reparations. Funded by the German government with support provided by the Claims Conference and recently accepted for the United Nations Annual Film Festival, the film is directed by award-winning filmmaker, Roberta Grossman. The film tells the story of how global Jewry achieved the first and only reparations ever paid by a state to those persecuted. The opening, at the Paley Center in New York City will feature a panel moderated by Rebecca Jarvis, Chief Business, Tech & Economics Correspondent, ABC News and a discussion on the first time in history that compensations were paid to individuals and not government to government.  

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  • Long-Awaited Telling Of The First Reparations In History; Opening Event To Be Held In Partnership With The Paley Center For Media
    NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today the opening of a new film, Reckonings: The First Reparations .
  • Funded by the German government with support provided by the Claims Conference and recently accepted for the United Nations Annual Film Festival, the film is directed by award-winning filmmaker, Roberta Grossman.
  • The film tells the story of how global Jewry achieved the first and only reparations ever paid by a state to those persecuted.
  • For more information about the film: https://www.claimscon.org/reckonings/
    For more information about the Claims Conference: www.claimscon.org
    About the Claims Conference: The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND CLAIMS CONFERENCE MEET TO MARK 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC REPARATIONS AGREEMENTS AND ANNOUNCE NEGOTIATIONS RESULTS OF OVER $1.2 BILLION

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the invitation of the German Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Christian Lindner, the Claims Conference will join German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israel's Minister for Social Equality, Meirav Cohen, along with several hundred guests, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the indemnification agreement making it possible for Holocaust survivors to receive a measure of justice —The Luxembourg Agreements.

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  • "This historic event, the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Luxembourg Agreements, is cause for commemoration and reflection," said Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference.
  • Today, the three signatory parties to the historic agreements will be represented at a ceremony in Berlin at the Jewish Museum.
  • Claims Conference President Gideon Taylorand Claims Conference Chief Negotiator Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat alsowill speak, emphasizing the consequences and effects of the agreements for Holocaust survivors around the world.
  • The Luxembourg negotiations and resulting compensation agreements laid the groundwork on which the Claims Conference continues to conduct negotiations with the Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany.

CLAIMS CONFERENCE PUBLISHES 100 WORDS FROM 100 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS GLOBALLY ASKING THE WORLD TO REMEMBER

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today published the 100 Words project, a video Op-Ed made by 100 Holocaust survivors asking the world to stand with them and remember on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah).

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  • NEW YORK, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today published the 100 Words project, a video Op-Ed made by 100 Holocaust survivors asking the world to stand with them and remember on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah).
  • This call to action from Holocaust survivors in these 100 words is unmistakable; no matter what is going on in the world, it is our moral imperative to take time for remembrance.
  • Selfhelp Community Services CEO Stuart Kaplan stated, "Holocaust survivors are eager to add their voice to campaigns like the 100 Words project.
  • For more information about the Claims Conference, please visit: www.claimscon.org
    About the Claims Conference:The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world.

CLAIMS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES $720 MILLION USD TO 300 SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS GLOBALLY TO SUPPORT HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today the allocation of $720 million USD in funds to more than 300 social welfare organizations globally to support home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.

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  • NEW YORK, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today the allocation of $720 million USD in funds to more than 300 social welfare organizations globally to support home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.
  • In 2021, the Claims Conference distributed $653 million USD in grants to over 300 social service agencies worldwide and this year the Claims Conference estimates that the funds, through the grants and partner organizations, will reach approximately 120,000 survivors.
  • In 2021, the Claims Conference distributed approximately $820 million USD in compensation to over 210,000 survivors in 83 countries.
  • For more information about the Claims Conference, please visit: www.claimscon.org
    About the Claims Conference:The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world.

TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, THE CLAIMS CONFERENCE LAUNCHES NEW INNOVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: #DONTBEABYSTANDER

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today a new social media campaign in partnership with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, called #DontBeABystander: Those Who Risked It All To Save A Life. This initiative is a Holocaust education campaign that highlights a lesser-known aspect of the Holocaust – stories of "Righteous Among the Nations," those brave non-Jews who risked everything, including their own lives, to save Jews during the Holocaust. 

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  • The Claims Conference In Partnership With Yad Vashem Launches New Social Media Campaign To Honor Righteous Among The Nations, Non-Jews Who Risked Everything During The Holocaust To Rescue Jews.
  • Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference: "The Jewish people owe a debt of gratitude to their Righteous rescuers.
  • The Claims Conference is proud to be partnering with Yad Vashem in this important campaign."
  • This lens has not been widely explored in the context of Holocaust education or on social media for a mainstream audience.

TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, THE CLAIMS CONFERENCE LAUNCHES NEW INNOVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: #DONTBEABYSTANDER

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference: "The Jewish people owe a debt of gratitude to their Righteous rescuers.

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  • Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference: "The Jewish people owe a debt of gratitude to their Righteous rescuers.
  • The Claims Conference is proud to be partnering with Yad Vashem in this important campaign."
  • This lens has not been widely explored in the context of Holocaust education or on social media for a mainstream audience.
  • The Claims Conference was the first organization to establish such a program and continues the program to this day.

Claims Conference Statement On Passing Of Auschwitz Survivor Roman Kent, Leading Voice In Compensation For Jewish Holocaust Survivors

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Friday, May 21, 2021
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b'NEW YORK, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) mourns the loss of Roman Kent, a leading voice among Holocaust survivors who negotiated billions of dollars in compensation for Jewish Holocaust survivors from the German government.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) mourns the loss of Roman Kent, a leading voice among Holocaust survivors who negotiated billions of dollars in compensation for Jewish Holocaust survivors from the German government.
  • Roman and his brother Leon were liberated by the U.S. army in 1945 while on a death march to Dachau.
  • His adult life was dedicated to Jewish philanthropy and advocacy, serving as a voice for those murdered in the Shoah.\n"As Chairman of the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Roman was a long-time board member and Co-Chair of the Claims Conference negotiating committee," said Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference.
  • Roman was not just my colleague in seeking justice for Holocaust survivors, he was my friend and my inspiration.

#ItStartedWithWords Survivor-Led Campaign To Kick Off "Liberation75," A Global Gathering Of Holocaust Survivors, Educators, Leaders

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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Over the course of five days, beginning May 4, 2021 Liberation75 will bring together thousands of people from around the world committed to fighting antisemitism and racism, and continuing Holocaust education and remembrance.

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  • Over the course of five days, beginning May 4, 2021 Liberation75 will bring together thousands of people from around the world committed to fighting antisemitism and racism, and continuing Holocaust education and remembrance.
  • Liberation75 will kick off with a global moment of sharing the #ItStartedWithWords campaign video.
  • Their dedication to this work is an inspiration to all of us.
  • they yelled; and we learn how Shraga Milstein and his father reacted as they endured jeers while they walked down the street in their neighborhood.

"It Started With Words" - Holocaust Survivors Give Stunning Testimonies To Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
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"The Holocaust started with words," said Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference.

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  • "The Holocaust started with words," said Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference.
  • These words alienated, belittled, and shocked; but worse, these words gave birth to the horrific massacre of six million Jews.
  • The #ItStartedWithWords campaign will show through first-hand survivor testimony that the Holocaust didn't come out of nowhere.
  • So, it's important for younger generations to hear their stories and learn about the events that led up to the Holocaust.