Open Letter to Steven Spielberg
I, along with countless other Survivors, are so heartbroken that, since October 7, 2023, you have not spoken out and publicly taken a stand against terrorism, against Hamas.
Statement on Tel Aviv Museum's Withdrawal from Christie's “Reflections on Restitution” Workshop
We are relieved that the Tel Aviv Museum of Art withdrew from the Christie’s event branded “Reflections on Restitution.”
Holocaust Remembrance Day: We have to help each other
Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is occurring in 2020 during the very uncertain and dangerous coronavirus pandemic, with its terrible toll in human lives and suffering. Our hearts go out to all who have lost loved ones.
Attorney Samuel Dubbin's Testimony to the US Senate
"Legislation is necessary today to restore Holocaust survivors’ rights to pursue claims in U.S. courts against global insurers who failed to honor policies they sold to Holocaust victims’ families."
HSF-USA Ally Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Remarks on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Our friend and recently retired Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, gave a magnificent speech to the leadership of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, in which she was very clear about the imperative for governmental and community leadership to be more responsive to Holocaust survivors rights, needs and interests. She also spoke eloquently about the importance of steadfast support for the State of Israel in these perilous times. The Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA is extremely grateful for Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen’s commitment to Holocaust survivors and the safety and security of the State of Israel.
Statement by Jack Rubin to US House of Representatives
Jack Rubin served on the advisory committee of the Jewish Family Services in West Palm Beach, and is a member of the executive committee of the HSF-USA, to fight for the rights of tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors still living in the US, especially those living in poverty.
Holocaust Survivors Oppose Claims Conference Official Eizenstat In State Dept Post
In 2009, Mr. Eizenstat became the "Chief Negotiator" for Claims Conference, a non-survivor NGO which has for well over a decade been deservedly criticized by Holocaust survivors for its policies that have caused massive harm to indigent survivors, its lack of transparency and accountability in the handling of Holocaust-related properties and funds, its grossly excessive executive salaries, its use of restitution funds for pet projects including grants to board members and cronies of organization officials, and its opposition to Holocaust survivors' legal rights to recover unpaid insurance policies sold to our parents and grandparents, among other outrages.