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Reckonings

Could the perpetrators face their crimes? Could any compensation deliver justice to the survivors? Under the threat of violence, 6 years after the Holocaust, a group of German and Jewish leaders pushed for reparations as a step to...

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Roberta Grossman

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(Gentle music) - Reckonings

So they dumped me on the truck - Reckonings

So they dumped me on the truck

And in the last minute, - Reckonings

And in the last minute,

And he said,
“That skeleton is still alive.” - Reckonings

And he said, “That skeleton is still alive.”

My mother, she hid me with a corpse. - Reckonings

My mother, she hid me with a corpse.

As she covered me up she said,
"You're not going to move." - Reckonings

As she covered me up she said, "You're not going t...

[Benjamin] My job was to get into the camps
as quickly as they were liberated. - Reckonings

[Benjamin] My job was to get into the camps as quickly as th...

[Irene] They unlocked the gates - Reckonings

[Irene] They unlocked the gates

[Benjamin] The survivors, - Reckonings

[Benjamin] The survivors,

To heal them, - Reckonings

The needs of the survivors were
as great as they were urgent. - Reckonings

The needs of the survivors were as great as they were urgent...

[Bettina] This was the declaration
that my grandfather - Reckonings

[Bettina] This was the declaration that my grandfather

He declared that he was willing - Reckonings

He declared that he was willing

[Rachel] Two states who go to war, - Reckonings

[Rachel] Two states who go to war,

But the idea of compensation to
individuals was unprecedented. - Reckonings

But the idea of compensation to individuals was unprecedente...

[Dan] In 1952, the German population was
the same population that committed - Reckonings

[Dan] In 1952, the German population was the same population...

[Wolfgang] When I went to school
in the 1950s - Reckonings

[Wolfgang] When I went to school in the 1950s

[Roni] For the Israelis, - Reckonings

[Roni] For the Israelis,

And there were other bombs being
sent to the delegations in Wassenaar. - Reckonings

And there were other bombs being sent to the delegations in ...

[Benjamin] There was a terrorist group which was
out to kill me and kill all the others - Reckonings

[Benjamin] There was a terrorist group which was out to kill...

- I don't know what happened
to my parents and my sister. - Reckonings

- I don't know what happened to my parents and my siste...

And every night
when I go to sleep, I say - Reckonings

And every night when I go to sleep, I say

Where is my family?
Why am I alone? - Reckonings

Where is my family? Why am I alone?

[Michael] One Jewish negotiator said he
felt the souls - Reckonings

[Michael] One Jewish negotiator said he felt the souls

[Radio Announcer] At Weimar, all citizens were ordered
to visit the concentration camp. - Reckonings

[Radio Announcer] At Weimar, all citizens were ordered to vi...

They were forced to see
with their own eyes - Reckonings

They were forced to see with their own eyes

They tell you now that they knew
nothing of what was going on, - Reckonings

They tell you now that they knew nothing of what was going o...

- The Germans had for 12 years
been indoctrinated - Reckonings

- The Germans had for 12 years been indoctrinated

They didn't really understand
why they had to pay compensation. - Reckonings

They didn't really understand why they had to pay compe...

- One has to see that everybody,
even those who had been - Reckonings

- One has to see that everybody, even those who had been

Everybody was rejecting the
notion of collective guilt. - Reckonings

Everybody was rejecting the notion of collective guilt.

People were still living in ruins - Reckonings

People were still living in ruins

But the fact that the
Germans had inflicted - Reckonings

But the fact that the Germans had inflicted

- The Allies conducted a number of polls
amongst the Germans. - Reckonings

- The Allies conducted a number of polls amongst the Germans...

Who did they consider to be
the main victims of the war? - Reckonings

Who did they consider to be the main victims of the war?

[Michael] They were so preoccupied
with building up their lives. - Reckonings

[Michael] They were so preoccupied with building up their li...

Only 11% of the German population - Reckonings

Only 11% of the German population

In the name of the German people - Reckonings

In the name of the German people

My grandfather was convinced - Reckonings

My grandfather was convinced

The Federal Government is prepared - Reckonings

The Federal Government is prepared

[Michael] He said that, of course, this
compensation, this reparation - Reckonings

[Michael] He said that, of course, this compensation, this r...

[Wolfgang] Adenauer had a deep understanding - Reckonings

[Wolfgang] Adenauer had a deep understanding

I think he knew from a moral - Reckonings

I think he knew from a moral

- In 1949, West Germany became
a new sovereign nation, - Reckonings

- In 1949, West Germany became a new sovereign nation,

East Germany was behind the Iron
Curtain, cut off from the West. - Reckonings

East Germany was behind the Iron Curtain, cut off from the W...

As the first Chancellor, he had the task of
rebuilding West Germany as a democracy, - Reckonings

As the first Chancellor, he had the task of rebuilding West ...

He was a devout Catholic - Reckonings

He was a devout Catholic

His family had paid a severe
price for their opposition. - Reckonings

His family had paid a severe price for their opposition.

[Bettina] In 1917, he was elected
the Mayor of Cologne - Reckonings

[Bettina] In 1917, he was elected the Mayor of Cologne

And this is something that
the Nazis didn't like at all. - Reckonings

And this is something that the Nazis didn't like at all...

He despised the Nazis
right from the start - Reckonings

He despised the Nazis right from the start

These are the German newsreel pictures - Reckonings

These are the German newsreel pictures

[Bettina] My grandfather wasn't involved
in the plot on Hitler’s life, - Reckonings

[Bettina] My grandfather wasn't involved in the plot on...

Soon after,
they came here to Rhöndorf - Reckonings

Soon after, they came here to Rhöndorf

She refused,
and she was arrested - Reckonings

She refused, and she was arrested

They also threatened to arrest - Reckonings

They also threatened to arrest

So she betrayed my grandfather - Reckonings

So she betrayed my grandfather

Of course my grandfather forgave her - Reckonings

Of course my grandfather forgave her

She was saved, - Reckonings

She died three years later in 1948. - Reckonings

She died three years later in 1948.

Of course this was a hard blow
for my grandfather. - Reckonings

Of course this was a hard blow for my grandfather.

[Werner] Knowing that people in Germany did not - Reckonings

[Werner] Knowing that people in Germany did not

[Michael] Adenauer faced fierce opposition
to the idea of paying reparations, - Reckonings

[Michael] Adenauer faced fierce opposition to the idea of pa...

The biggest threat to Adenauer's plans
was finance minister, Fritz Schäffer. - Reckonings

The biggest threat to Adenauer's plans was finance mini...

[Michael] Schäffer thought that maybe the
German Federal Republic is not capable - Reckonings

[Michael] Schäffer thought that maybe the German Federal Rep...

I mean, I wouldn't call him an
anti-Semite, but he thought that - Reckonings

I mean, I wouldn't call him an anti-Semite, but he thou...

So it was very important for
Adenauer to overcome that. - Reckonings

So it was very important for Adenauer to overcome that.

The speech by Adenauer, - Reckonings

The speech by Adenauer,

- We hereby proclaim the establishment
of the Jewish state in Palestine - Reckonings

- We hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish state i...

[Michael] Like Adenauer, Ben-Gurion was building
a new nation out of the ashes. - Reckonings

[Michael] Like Adenauer, Ben-Gurion was building a new natio...

Both men were unique combinations
of moralists and realists. - Reckonings

Both men were unique combinations of moralists and realists.

[Roni] The lesson Ben-Gurion took from
the Holocaust was - Reckonings

[Roni] The lesson Ben-Gurion took from the Holocaust was

They can't wait for other
nations to protect them. - Reckonings

They can't wait for other nations to protect them.

And if the Jews want to save themselves, - Reckonings

And if the Jews want to save themselves,

Their tanks have already
crossed the borders - Reckonings

Their tanks have already crossed the borders

[Jacob] The Israel War of Independence
was the longest - Reckonings

[Jacob] The Israel War of Independence was the longest

About 85% Gross National Product - Reckonings

About 85% Gross National Product

In the midst of the war,
Israel opened it's gates - Reckonings

In the midst of the war, Israel opened it's gates

About 700 thousand Jewish immigrants
came to Israel, - Reckonings

About 700 thousand Jewish immigrants came to Israel,

This figure was unprecedented
in the history of nations. - Reckonings

This figure was unprecedented in the history of nations.

Half of the immigrants came from
Arab Muslim worlds, - Reckonings

Half of the immigrants came from Arab Muslim worlds,

In June 1950,
Israel had about 65 million dollars. - Reckonings

In June 1950, Israel had about 65 million dollars.

At the end of 1951, - Reckonings

At the end of 1951,

A collapse of the economy - Reckonings

A collapse of the economy

Ben-Gurion, he knew that for
the survival of Israel, - Reckonings

Ben-Gurion, he knew that for the survival of Israel,

He locked himself into a
psychological mode of not listening - Reckonings

He locked himself into a psychological mode of not listening

But now, I have to
do whatever I can - Reckonings

But now, I have to do whatever I can

[Jacob] Ever since the full and horrific extent
of the Holocaust was discovered, - Reckonings

[Jacob] Ever since the full and horrific extent of the Holoc...

This boycott was the expression of
the sense of revulsion, - Reckonings

This boycott was the expression of the sense of revulsion,

- There was a complete rejection of
everything German. - Reckonings

- There was a complete rejection of everything German.

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Could the perpetrators face their crimes? Could any compensation deliver justice to the survivors? Under the threat of violence, 6 years after the Holocaust, a group of German and Jewish leaders pushed for reparations as a step to...

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Director: Roberta Grossman

Writer: Roberta Grossman

Production: Go2Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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Released: 12 Nov 2022

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