The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/greg-schneider/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Greg Schneider | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/greg-schneider/ 32 32 Global study finds number of Holocaust survivors shrank by half since 2000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/global-study-finds-number-of-holocaust-survivors-shrank-by-half-since-2000/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:42:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207119 Major demographic survey by Claims Conference determines world has at most 272,000 survivors left, nearly all of whom were children during Nazi genocide

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]]> Holocaust survivors to hold virtual Hanukkah ceremony amid antisemitism fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-to-hold-virtual-hanukkah-ceremony-amid-antisemitism-fears/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:24:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3175378 Claims Conference to host online menorah lighting with Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Alexander to speak, Barry Manilow to perform

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]]> Germany to hike homecare funding for Holocaust survivors by $105 million next year https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-to-hike-homecare-funding-for-holocaust-survivors-by-105-million-next-year/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 02:18:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3034201 Announcement comes following latest round of negotiations between Claims Conference and Berlin, which also agrees to keep hardship fund going until 2027

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]]> Holocaust survivors issue Remembrance Day message against dangers of unchecked hate https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-issue-remembrance-day-message-against-dangers-of-unchecked-hate/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:49:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2752862 Claims Conference initiative brings together 100 survivors to warn of need to remember Nazi atrocities amid rising antisemitism

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]]> Holocaust survivors gather for global Hanukkah ceremonies https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-gather-for-global-hanukkah-ceremonies/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:59:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1974229 'We have to celebrate them while we can,' says former MK and survivor Colette Avital as commemorations are held in Jerusalem, Moscow, Berlin, and New York

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]]> Why a Holocaust restitution group funded this Oscar-nominated film https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-a-holocaust-restitution-group-funded-this-oscar-nominated-film/ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:50:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1332906 For the Claims Conference, helping to bankroll 'Son of Saul' was a prescient gamble

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]]> ‘Fraud of Nazi-victims fund likely higher than reported $57m’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/fraud-of-nazi-victims-fund-likely-higher-than-reported-57m/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 03:36:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1213129 Investigator fired by Claims Conference says reparations group's head obstructed probe; chairman denies allegation

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]]> Claims Conference weighs shutting down vs. Holocaust education https://www.timesofisrael.com/claims-conference-weighs-shutting-down-vs-holocaust-education/ Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:44:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1013202 Panel appointed after $57-million fraud scandal recommends that the organization shift its long-term focus to remembrance

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]]> Amid scandal, Claims Conference agrees to outside input, but re-elects its chairman https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-scandal-claims-conference-agrees-to-outside-input-but-re-elects-its-chairman/ Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:38:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=591258 Internal report, publicized earlier this week, indicates management incompetence helped facilitate a $57-million fraud

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]]> Multi-million dollar scandal at Claims Conference prompts bitter in-fighting among top officials https://www.timesofisrael.com/multi-million-dollar-scandal-at-claims-conference-prompts-bitter-in-fighting-among-top-officials/ Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:04:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=590104 Devastating findings of contested internal report indicate management incompetence helped facilitate $57 million fraud

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]]> Claims Conference head ‘never considered’ public apology over huge fraud https://www.timesofisrael.com/claims-conference-head-never-considered-public-apology-over-huge-fraud/ Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=519958 $57million con took 12 years to root out. But cost was borne entirely by Germany, and Holocaust survivors were not adversely affected, chairman Julius Berman says

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]]> Top Claims Conference officials carried out own botched probe of 2001 fraud https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-claims-conference-officials-carried-out-own-botched-probe-of-2001-fraud/ Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=516576 Was the organization negligent in its internal investigations, or, after stealing $57m., is Semen Domnitser simply a shrewd criminal mastermind?

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]]> Making sense of the Claims Conference chaos https://www.timesofisrael.com/making-sense-of-the-claims-conference-chaos/ Wed, 22 May 2013 01:49:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=514724 Why did it take so long for a $57 million fraud to be exposed?

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]]> Claims Conference failed to act when alerted to massive fraud in 2001 https://www.timesofisrael.com/claims-conference-failed-to-act-when-alerted-to-massive-fraud-in-2001/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:17:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=505960 Letter revealing corruption reached Greg Schneider, today the CEO, but organization did not stop what became a $57 million scam

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]]> Poland seen as worst offender on Shoah restitution https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-seen-as-worst-offender-on-shoah-restitution/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:07:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=303212 Conference shows some progress, mostly evasion by governments across Central and Eastern Europe

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