We can't right a terrible wrong, but we can help victims and their heirs claim what is rightfully theirs. Some already have shared their stories with me. We want to reach out to every victim and every potential heir and ask them to come forward.
Multilingual counselors are available on the hotline to answer questions.
In the coming months, the Insurance Department will continue to work with Jewish organizations throughout the state to help victims and families file claims. Following the release of reports citing evidence that the Nazi government defrauded victims of insurance proceeds, Commissioner Koken in 1998 conducted a public forum in Philadelphia and met Holocaust victims living in Pennsylvania. Koken joined Secretary of Revenue Robert A. Judge Sr. European regulators and other government representatives also take part in discussions. Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger chairs the commission.