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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Stuart Eizenstat

Works of art by Austrian expressionist artist Egon Schiele on display at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, September 20, 2023, during a ceremony returning the pieces to the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum. (AP/Bobby Caina Calvan)
March 9, 2024, 10:11 am
21 more countries agree to updated guidelines on restituting Nazi-looted art
WJRO and Claims Conference say 24 nations made minimal to no progress on issue, adding that it’s more difficult when it comes to pieces in private hands rather than public collections
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Tourists view a disputed Wassily Kandinsky painting at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, July 10, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
March 6, 2024, 12:45 am
Report lists 24 countries making ‘little to no progress’ in returning Nazi-looted art
The noncompliant states, which include major economies and EU members, are named in a report unveiled at a State Department event promoting restitution
By Canaan Lidor
Stuart Eizenstat, a negotiator for the Claims Conference, negotiates with German government officials in Berlin, Germany on May 9, 2023. (Courtesy of the Claims Conference)
June 15, 2023, 5:18 am
Germany to hike homecare funding for Holocaust survivors by $105 million next year
Announcement comes following latest round of negotiations between Claims Conference and Berlin, which also agrees to keep hardship fund going until 2027
By Canaan Lidor
Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chief negotiator of the Jewish Claims Conference, walks through the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin in 2011. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
January 27, 2022, 3:24 am
White House Holocaust council appointees include many who advocate for survivors
Stuart Eizenstat, who has led Holocaust reparations negotiations for decades, will chair panel; other appointees include Abe Foxman and Leah Pisar
By Ron Kampeas
Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chief negotiator of the Jewish Claims Conference, walks through the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin in 2011. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
December 28, 2021, 10:08 am
US taps Eizenstat to return to government Holocaust advisory post
Veteran diplomat will resume role he held during the Trump and Obama administrations
By Amy Spiro
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 25, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
June 26, 2017, 2:41 pm
Ministers were debating ‘the future of the Jewish people’
An inside account of the fateful cabinet session at which the Western Wall pluralistic prayer plan was cast aside
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, July 29, 2014 (Ron Sachs)
October 17, 2016, 8:18 pm
Israeli envoy told Clinton camp: Obama ‘tone deaf’ to threat from Iran
In leaked 2015 email, Ron Dermer is said to have given campaign advice on how candidate should express herself on Iran deal, support for Israel
By Eric Cortellessa
This Nov. 11, 2009 file photo shows then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking with then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan in Singapore. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
October 16, 2016, 12:48 am
Leaked Clinton email: Facade of peace talks better than nothing
2015 exchange between Democratic hopeful, top aides reveals skepticism at Netanyahu apologizing for Arabs ‘voting in droves’ remark
By ToI Staff
The 2015 Yom HaShoah commemoration in Boston, Massachusetts, organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (courtesy)
July 22, 2016, 6:37 pm
American Holocaust survivors struggle ‘to finish in a decent way’
While new funding will help provide essential services to aging survivors, the community’s expanding needs go increasingly unmet by existing resources
By Matt Lebovic
Stephan Templ, who was convicted of defrauding the Austrian government out of $700,000 in connection with a Holocaust restitution application. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
June 7, 2016, 10:50 pm
Out of jail, Jewish author vows to fight Austria fraud conviction
Stephan Templ released from prison after 8 months; says charges were payback for Holocaust restitution criticism
By JTA
May 27, 2015, 7:09 pm
500,000 Holocaust survivors live in poverty, says US diplomat
Kerry adviser slams ‘unacceptable’ global situation, claims not enough has been done to alleviate financial strain
By AFP
Stephan Templ, who was convicted of defrauding the Austrian government out of $700,000 in connection with a Holocaust restitution application. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
November 1, 2014, 11:02 pm
Journalist’s conviction in fraud case, a Viennese vendetta?
In a country that only acknowledged its Holocaust-era culpability in 1993, experts say this rotten restitution trial may be meant to stave off more claims
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Claims Conference representatives meet with German officials during Holocaust restitution negotiations in Israel in 2013. (photo credit: Courtesy Claims Conference)
June 20, 2014, 5:44 am
Claims Conference weighs shutting down vs. Holocaust education
Panel appointed after $57-million fraud scandal recommends that the organization shift its long-term focus to remembrance
By Uriel Heilman
Railway tracks lead to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland (photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash90)
February 24, 2014, 12:22 pm
US, France in talks for rails Holocaust reparations
French national train company SNCF transported 76,000 Jews and other prisoners to death camps
By JTA
An illustrative photo of an Auschwitz survivor displaying his concentration camp-identification, permanently inked onto his forearm (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
May 28, 2013, 8:52 pm
Germany to pay $1b. for Holocaust survivors’ care
Agreement reached with Claims Conference will see extra funding provided from 2014 through 2017
By Uriel Heilman
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