Germany gives Claims Conference $114 million for ‘acute assistance’ to Holocaust survivors

The Claims Conference secures a $114 million increase in funding from Germany for social welfare services on behalf of Holocaust survivors worldwide.

The funding is for acute assistance for the next two calendar years, the Claims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which represents the Jewish people in compensation talks with Germany for the Holocaust, says in a statement. This brings the total budget for social welfare services in 2025 and 2026 to nearly $2 billion in funding — $972.5 million per year — the Claims Conference says.

Additionally, there is an increase of $55 million for Holocaust education through 2028, bringing the total for Holocaust education funding to $177 over the next four years.

The extra funding answers a genuine need, Greg Schneider, the Claims Conference’s executive vice president, says.

“As Holocaust survivors age and their care is more complex, we see a need for increased social welfare services globally,” he adds.

Gideon Taylor, the president of the Claims Conference, says the extra funding shows that “the commitment to this final generation of Holocaust survivors by the Claims Conference and the German government both is steadfast and unfaltering.”