LfF Offie of Compensation-is it legit? #germany
yofithedog@...
I do not have any documentation, unfortunately. I didn't know there were lawyers that specialize in Holocaust claims. Do you have an references?
Ann Hofstadter Silverman |
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IF YOU SENT IT VIA ANY FORM OF REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATION OR ANY FORM OF PROOF YOUR CLAIM YOU SUBMITTED IS NOT A LOST CAUSE. TRY TO TRACK IT AND THEN CONTACT A HOLOCAUST LAWYER. FEIGIE TEICHMAN
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yofithedog@...
Thanks for all the helpful information.
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I reached out to the office directly and received a response from the same person so it was legitimate. I was originally looking for a claim that I had made on behalf of my parents about 20 years ago and never received any correspondence back. Two kids later, was just following up. Turns out they didn't have any record of my claims and they were referring to claims made by my parents in the 1950's. Why they need to charge so much for documents that are most likely scanned and they just had to pull up is beyond me. Doesn't seem fair considering all we lost. But it may be worth it to me to pay almost $50 for a few pages just to get the information. My parents never told me they had received compensation or applied and were denied compensation. I have no idea what happened to my claim but I guess that is a lost cause. I'm attaching her response below. Thank you for all your responses, Ann Hofstadter Silverman Here was her response:
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Dear Ann and list-readers, Bundeszentralkartei (BZK) - Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf
Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf, Dezernat 15 (Bundeszentralkartei) Postfach 30 08 65 40408 Düsseldorf Fax: 0211 / 475 – 3979 E-Mail: bzk@... |
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Lewis, Megan
The USHMM doesn't hold the Wiedergutmachung office records for any of the German states. Megan Lewis, reference librarian United States Holocaust |
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If this is the same place as you say, it is free for a survivor to get their own records. If you are requesting, then perhaps contact a Holocaust legal expert to see what is appropriate cost for xeroxing records. Feigie Teichman
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Renee Steinig
Wiedergutmachung refers to the reparations paid by Germany to survivors of the Holocaust. The Amt fur Wiedergutmachung is a government office. See https://afw.lff-rlp.de/en/home and this German Wikipedia page: Renee On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 8:36 PM <yofithedog@...> wrote: Has anyone heard of the LfF Office of Compensation? They say they have records for my survivor parents but are asking me to pay to get the information and I just want to make sure I'm not being scammed. They won't give me any information as to what they have and say I have to transfer 45 Euros to their German bank account to get records. |
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The USHMM first priority is documentation for survivors for compensation and there is no charge. PLEASE do not give money to any organization without checking with USHMM first. Feigie Teichman
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yofithedog@...
Has anyone heard of the LfF Office of Compensation? They say they have records for my survivor parents but are asking me to pay to get the information and I just want to make sure I'm not being scammed. They won't give me any information as to what they have and say I have to transfer 45 Euros to their German bank account to get records.
Their address is LANDESAMT FÜR FINANZEN Amt für Wiedergutmachung Heckingstr. 31 54439 Saarburg Deutschland |
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