Some 2,500 survivors to receive direct compensation of 5,000 euros this year, which Claims Conference says 'will go a long way for some of the more vulnerable'
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Christie's executive also on museum fundraising board under fire for conference that critics say will give war profiteers a platform; Claims Conference refuses donation offer

Announcement comes following latest round of negotiations between Claims Conference and Berlin, which also agrees to keep hardship fund going until 2027

Tatiana Kovler, a social worker with the JDC who fled rising waters, is in constant contact with clients who have remained in the city despite intense bombings and now flooding

'Disturbing lack of awareness': Poll says over half of Dutch don't know Holocaust took place in their country or that 6 million Jews died

Claims Conference has helped transport some 90 elderly survivors to care facilities in Germany, a move that has been life-saving for many, but still left them 'traumatized'

14,000 people in Israel will receive additional NIS 1,200 per month as part of deal with Claims Conference to provide 130 million euros for survivors around the world

The Luxembourg Agreement signed after WWII saw West Germany assume responsibility for Nazi atrocities and pay reparations

Claims Conference initiative brings together 100 survivors to warn of need to remember Nazi atrocities amid rising antisemitism

Claims Conference says funds will be distributed to some 120,000 impoverished survivors around the world to provide for home care and supportive services