HSF-USA Ally Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Remarks on Holocaust Remembrance Day
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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.

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Holocaust Survivors Oppose  Claims Conference Official Eizenstat In State Dept Post
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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.

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