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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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Catholics believe that
people are sinful - Reckonings

Catholics believe that people are sinful

[Dan] Well, it was clear
from midnight on, - Reckonings

[Dan] Well, it was clear from midnight on,

During the choreography of
signing the agreement, - Reckonings

During the choreography of signing the agreement,

Names were whispered - Reckonings

Names were whispered

And then silence
prevailed in the room, - Reckonings

And then silence prevailed in the room,

Adenauer sat in front of the
Israeli Foreign Minister, Moshe Sharett, - Reckonings

Adenauer sat in front of the Israeli Foreign Minister, Moshe...

- I'm sitting next to Nahum Goldmann and
right opposite me is Chancellor Adenauer. - Reckonings

- I'm sitting next to Nahum Goldmann and right opposite...

Time comes to sign the contract
for the Claims Conference. - Reckonings

Time comes to sign the contract for the Claims Conference.

But I gave a pen, which my wife had
given me when I graduated from Harvard - Reckonings

But I gave a pen, which my wife had given me when I graduate...

And the treating was
in fact signed with my pen. - Reckonings

And the treating was in fact signed with my pen.

[Dan] After the signing of the treaty, - Reckonings

[Dan] After the signing of the treaty,

[Bettina] He wrote in his memoirs
that the Luxembourg Agreements - Reckonings

[Bettina] He wrote in his memoirs that the Luxembourg Agreem...

[Gideon] After the agreements were signed, - Reckonings

[Gideon] After the agreements were signed,

Even more important than
the financial significance - Reckonings

Even more important than the financial significance

- According to the agreement,
West Germany promised to pay - Reckonings

- According to the agreement, West Germany promised to pay

The goods consisted of raw materials,
especially petroleum, - Reckonings

The goods consisted of raw materials, especially petroleum,

- This agreement, first of all,
upgraded Israel's standard of living. - Reckonings

- This agreement, first of all, upgraded Israel's stand...

It enabled construction of
housing and lodging - Reckonings

It enabled construction of housing and lodging

[Yaakov] In those days, - Reckonings

[Yaakov] In those days,

What is amazing is that once - Reckonings

What is amazing is that once

The opposition stopped fighting it. - Reckonings

The opposition stopped fighting it.

- And the German reparations
rescued the Jewish state. - Reckonings

- And the German reparations rescued the Jewish state.

- There is no question that the
payments to the state of Israel - Reckonings

- There is no question that the payments to the state of Isr...

As for the individual payments
to survivors, - Reckonings

As for the individual payments to survivors,

- I moved to Israel with the
organization Youth Aliyah in 1948. - Reckonings

- I moved to Israel with the organization Youth Aliyah in 19...

My mother decided to go to Germany - Reckonings

My mother decided to go to Germany

I think she said,
"This is what we’re doing.” So I did it. - Reckonings

I think she said, "This is what we’re doing.” So I did ...

When we arrived in Germany and got off the plane, - Reckonings

When we arrived in Germany and got off the plane,

With all the German that I heard, - Reckonings

With all the German that I heard,

My mother got off at the stop - Reckonings

My mother got off at the stop

Afterwards, for about ten days,
I didn't get out of bed. - Reckonings

Afterwards, for about ten days, I didn't get out of bed...

I remember my mother going
from one lawyer to another, - Reckonings

I remember my mother going from one lawyer to another,

My mother succeeded in getting reparations. - Reckonings

My mother succeeded in getting reparations.

First of all,
there is certainly - Reckonings

First of all, there is certainly

However, - Reckonings

I was able to go to psychological counseling - Reckonings

I was able to go to psychological counseling

But I took it because people say,
"You're stupid.” - Reckonings

But I took it because people say, "You're stupid.”...

Personally, I felt that for
murdering my whole family, - Reckonings

Personally, I felt that for murdering my whole family,

When I first heard about reparations, - Reckonings

When I first heard about reparations,

My mother's sister, Roszi, was the one
who really, really needed the money. - Reckonings

My mother's sister, Roszi, was the one who really, real...

My whole life in Auschwitz was guided
by the fact that I was with Roszi. - Reckonings

My whole life in Auschwitz was guided by the fact that I was...

I felt that I belonged to someone
who was strong - Reckonings

I felt that I belonged to someone who was strong

She said that she had
the tattoo on her arm - Reckonings

She said that she had the tattoo on her arm

And then she also told them
the basic facts - Reckonings

And then she also told them the basic facts

But she would say nothing
about her mental state. - Reckonings

But she would say nothing about her mental state.

She would not open her soul
to the German doctor. - Reckonings

She would not open her soul to the German doctor.

The doctor told her that the physical
conditions she could have acquired - Reckonings

The doctor told her that the physical conditions she could h...

I felt a lot like Roszi,
that I don't want your money. - Reckonings

I felt a lot like Roszi, that I don't want your money.

But I did take it because
I was a young girl. - Reckonings

But I did take it because I was a young girl.

I was able to go to school
because I had that money. - Reckonings

I was able to go to school because I had that money.

We needed basic things,
you know, clothes, shoes. - Reckonings

We needed basic things, you know, clothes, shoes.

So this was the only money
that we really had to live on. - Reckonings

So this was the only money that we really had to live on.

- Many of the survivors, they all felt that
they didn't get enough and they were right. - Reckonings

- Many of the survivors, they all felt that they didn't...

- There were from the beginning,
different perceptions - Reckonings

- There were from the beginning, different perceptions

From the German side, this was what
they called "Wiedergutmachung." - Reckonings

From the German side, this was what they called "Wieder...

We don't use that term because we
don't think it's possible - Reckonings

We don't use that term because we don't think it&#...

We call it compensation,
recognition, an acknowledgement. - Reckonings

We call it compensation, recognition, an acknowledgement.

Germany is a very important
ally of Israel today - Reckonings

Germany is a very important ally of Israel today

But it does not
erase the past in any way. - Reckonings

But it does not erase the past in any way.

Wiedergutmachung is not possible. - Reckonings

Wiedergutmachung is not possible.

But we continue to try - Reckonings

But we continue to try

This is a broad concensus - Reckonings

This is a broad concensus

[Rachel] The Germans mistakenly thought
that the Luxembourg Agreements - Reckonings

[Rachel] The Germans mistakenly thought that the Luxembourg ...

And in fact, this was just the first round
of many, many more rounds of negotiations. - Reckonings

And in fact, this was just the first round of many, many mor...

- When the program first started,
those programs provided - Reckonings

- When the program first started, those programs provided

And what the job of the
Claims Conference has been ever since - Reckonings

And what the job of the Claims Conference has been ever sinc...

I have been the chief negotiator since 2006. - Reckonings

I have been the chief negotiator since 2006.

And in the 12 years I had this role, - Reckonings

And in the 12 years I had this role,

- Ultimately, these negotiations are
not over just money - Reckonings

- Ultimately, these negotiations are not over just money

What happened and how Germany - Reckonings

What happened and how Germany

The first reparations ever paid by a
state to individuals the state had harmed. - Reckonings

The first reparations ever paid by a state to individuals th...

An honest confrontation with your past - Reckonings

An honest confrontation with your past

- We visited an older lady
who survived Auschwitz as a child. - Reckonings

- We visited an older lady who survived Auschwitz as a child...

At one point the lady said to me
she was very happy and grateful - Reckonings

At one point the lady said to me she was very happy and grat...

I’ve always said in the talks that - Reckonings

I’ve always said in the talks that

But I think what we need to pass on - Reckonings

But I think what we need to pass on

People ask me, "When will this stop?" - Reckonings

People ask me, "When will this stop?"

So that we continue to provide dignity - Reckonings

So that we continue to provide dignity

The compensation is not just dollars. - Reckonings

The compensation is not just dollars.

[Benjamin] I hope Luxembourg
was a stepping stone - Reckonings

[Benjamin] I hope Luxembourg was a stepping stone

It illustrated the
determination of human beings - Reckonings

It illustrated the determination of human beings

Dancing helped me get back my sanity. - Reckonings

Dancing helped me get back my sanity.

When I dance,
I forget everything. - Reckonings

When I dance, I forget everything.

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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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