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Forward 50 2013 Julius Berman
Julius Berman, 78, chairman of the organization that distributes millions of dollars in German reparation funds to Holocaust survivors, has long been seen as one of American Jewry’s most capable lay leaders. But that reputation was called into question this year. An internal probe by the Conference for Material Claims Against Germany found that he…
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Israel News Israeli Holocaust Survivors Split Over Iran’s Acknowledgement of Nazi Crimes
Israel has brusquely dismissed Iran’s moves away from the Holocaust denial of its previous president. But actual Holocaust survivors in Israel are divided on how to react to the development. “Personally, for me, it was important — it made me feel something,” said Chava Hershkovitz, 80, at the Yad Ezer L’Haver home for survivors in…
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The Schmooze The Heroic Brit Who Saved 600 Jewish Children
To the roster of Righteous Gentiles that includes Oskar Schindler and Chiune Sugihara — the Japanese diplomat who in 1940 issued 2039 visas that saved 6000 Jews (including my mother and me) — one must now add Sir Nicholas Winton whose British chutzpah illuminates the Menemsha Film documentary “Nicky’s Family.” Directed by Matej Minac, the…
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News How Anonymous 2001 Letter Shook Claims Conference to Foundations
A single, anonymous letter was the focus of attention as dozens of board members met in New York from around the world at the annual meeting of the organization responsible for allocating billions of dollars in Holocaust restitution funds. The 2001 letter, which warned of a fraud that went unheeded and that turned out almost…
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News Blistering Report Slams Claims Conference — Two Members Object to Findings
The organization responsible for allocating billions of dollars in Holocaust restitution must commit to “a comprehensive restructure of…its culture structures, administration, management and governance,” according to a blistering 80-page report to board members of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany obtained by the Forward. Two members of the four-man committee presenting the investigation…
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News Claims Conference at Crossroads as Fiery Meeting Looms for Holocaust Group
The annual board meeting of the organization responsible for allocating billions of dollars in Holocaust restitution money is a famously heated affair. But for Julius Berman, chairman of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, this year’s conference promises to be one of the most contentious; indeed, it may turn out to be one…
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Opinion Facing Up to the Fraud
When board members of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany gather next month at their annual meeting, they must seriously consider the continued leadership of their chair, Julius Berman. Berman is a rabbi, a lawyer — first in the class of 1960 at New York University Law School — a longtime communal volunteer…
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News Pressure Mounts on Claims Conference Chief Over Fraud Probe
When the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants called for an independent review into the handling of an anonymous tipoff that could have curtailed a $57 million fraud, it became the latest in a string of Jewish organizations to publicly break ranks with the leadership of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims…
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