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But I must tell you thatwhile you were speaking, I felt the wings of world historybeating...

But I must tell you that
while you were speaking, I felt the wings of world history
beating in this room."

Full Transcript

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But I must tell you that while you were speaking,
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I felt the wings of world history beating in this room."
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:30
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Go2Films

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Movie Summary

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...
[Dan] In a meeting of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, - Reckonings 00:08
[Dan] In a meeting of the Israeli Foreign Ministry,
- The location was secret because they were afraid that there - Reckonings 00:08
- The location was secret because they were afraid that ther...
So in the end, they decided to go to a neutral country. - Reckonings 00:06
So in the end, they decided to go to a neutral country.
I was told get on a boat, - Reckonings 00:09
I was told get on a boat,
There was this bomb being sent to Adenauer - Reckonings 00:08
There was this bomb being sent to Adenauer
We landed in Holland, checked into the immigration there. - Reckonings 00:05
We landed in Holland, checked into the immigration there.
They looked at my papers and they said, "Wait a moment." - Reckonings 00:11
They looked at my papers and they said, "Wait a moment....
I said, "Hey, can you tell me where you're taking me?" - Reckonings 00:09
I said, "Hey, can you tell me where you're taking ...
The Kasteel Oud Wassenaar, - Reckonings 00:08
The Kasteel Oud Wassenaar,
- Well, the three parties that met in Wessenaar, - Reckonings 00:15
- Well, the three parties that met in Wessenaar,
And none of those organizations even existed before the war. - Reckonings 00:06
And none of those organizations even existed before the war.
And it was no guarantee that the negotiations would reach - Reckonings 00:07
And it was no guarantee that the negotiations would reach
[Rachel] The Claims Conference set up a delegation made up of Ben Ferencz, - Reckonings 00:12
[Rachel] The Claims Conference set up a delegation made up o...
- Israel had the benefit of a foreign ministry with professional diplomats. - Reckonings 00:07
- Israel had the benefit of a foreign ministry with professi...
The Claims Conference didn't have that, - Reckonings 00:15
The Claims Conference didn't have that,
The idea was, he was the most important person, - Reckonings 00:08
The idea was, he was the most important person,
[Dan] The Israeli foreign ministry were preparing nearly everything. - Reckonings 00:05
[Dan] The Israeli foreign ministry were preparing nearly eve...
To enter five minutes before the German delegation appears - Reckonings 00:06
To enter five minutes before the German delegation appears
If somebody takes a cigarette, - Reckonings 00:09
If somebody takes a cigarette,
They were told, "Don't take lighters with you." - Reckonings 00:11
They were told, "Don't take lighters with you.&quo...