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And there was the whole question of rehabilitating
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And there was the whole questionof rehabilitating the devastated Jewish communities in...

And there was the whole question
of rehabilitating the devastated Jewish communities in Europe

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And there was the whole question of rehabilitating
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the devastated Jewish communities in Europe.
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8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:22:53
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
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documentary
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Go2Films

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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...
On the second day of the meeting, - Reckonings 00:07
On the second day of the meeting,
[Michael] One group that was vehemently opposed was Agudath Israel. - Reckonings 00:05
[Michael] One group that was vehemently opposed was Agudath ...
The spokesman for Agudath Israel said - Reckonings 00:11
The spokesman for Agudath Israel said
The vote was 22 to one, in favor. - Reckonings 00:05
The vote was 22 to one, in favor.
And thus, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, - Reckonings 00:08
And thus, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against G...
- They decided to insert into already unwieldy name - Reckonings 00:14
- They decided to insert into already unwieldy name
But the issues of morality, - Reckonings 00:11
But the issues of morality,
[Michael] The nascent Claims Conference had to figure out on what legal basis - Reckonings 00:07
[Michael] The nascent Claims Conference had to figure out on...
There was no precedent for what they were trying to achieve - Reckonings 00:06
There was no precedent for what they were trying to achieve
Fortunately, the Claims Conference had pulled in a handful of brilliant lawyers. - Reckonings 00:06
Fortunately, the Claims Conference had pulled in a handful o...
- We ask this court to affirm by international penal action, - Reckonings 00:13
- We ask this court to affirm by international penal action,
When I was still a student at the Harvard law school, - Reckonings 00:13
When I was still a student at the Harvard law school,
[michael] He had been drafted into the army right out of law school - Reckonings 00:07
[michael] He had been drafted into the army right out of law...
Nevertheless, he was tapped - Reckonings 00:14
Nevertheless, he was tapped
- The case we present is a plea of humanity to law. - Reckonings 00:07
- The case we present is a plea of humanity to law.
We decided very early on, we're not going to ask for anything - Reckonings 00:07
We decided very early on, we're not going to ask for an...
It was too difficult for us to say - Reckonings 00:08
It was too difficult for us to say
Or you're worth more than somebody else who was killed. - Reckonings 00:05
Or you're worth more than somebody else who was killed.
[Michael] The most important basis for individual survivor claims against Germany - Reckonings 00:07
[Michael] The most important basis for individual survivor c...
- And there was a second claim, which was based on the value of the property - Reckonings 00:15
- And there was a second claim, which was based on the value...