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Every thing was choreographed not to come close to the Germans
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Reckonings

Every thing was choreographednot to come close to the Germans

Every thing was choreographed
not to come close to the Germans

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Every thing was choreographed not to come close to the Germans.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:35:35
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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...
[Constantin] The next question was, which language should we use? - Reckonings 00:05
[Constantin] The next question was, which language should we...
Is it possible to use the language of the perpetrators to speak about this issue? - Reckonings 00:08
Is it possible to use the language of the perpetrators to sp...
On the 27th of September, 1951 - Reckonings 00:10
On the 27th of September, 1951
“Unspeakable crimes were committed in the name of the German people. - Reckonings 00:05
“Unspeakable crimes were committed in the name of the German...
This imposes upon us the obligation - Reckonings 00:17
This imposes upon us the obligation
It further hopes that the efforts made by Germany - Reckonings 00:21
It further hopes that the efforts made by Germany
[Michael] In the morning, the Germans negotiated with the Israeli delegation. - Reckonings 00:05
[Michael] In the morning, the Germans negotiated with the Is...
In the afternoon they negotiated with the delegation on behalf - Reckonings 00:06
In the afternoon they negotiated with the delegation on beha...
In the evening, the Claims Conference and the Israeli delegations met - Reckonings 00:08
In the evening, the Claims Conference and the Israeli delega...
We said, "Okay." - Reckonings 00:11
We said, "Okay."
For example, many of those Jews had stocks and bonds, - Reckonings 00:11
For example, many of those Jews had stocks and bonds,
And they said, "There's millions of dollars worth of stocks there.” - Reckonings 00:28
And they said, "There's millions of dollars worth ...
- When the Germans said they want an accounting - Reckonings 00:08
- When the Germans said they want an accounting
Moses Leavitt answered them with great force and bitterness. - Reckonings 00:06
Moses Leavitt answered them with great force and bitterness.
“This is none of your damn business.” - Reckonings 00:17
“This is none of your damn business.”
[Michael] As head of the relief organization, - Reckonings 00:10
[Michael] As head of the relief organization,
Only three years earlier, he had toured DP camps in Germany - Reckonings 00:08
Only three years earlier, he had toured DP camps in Germany
“Sick and exhausted, stayed in bed uninterested in the whole world” - Reckonings 00:10
“Sick and exhausted, stayed in bed uninterested in the whole...
The German negotiators in Wassenaar were taking their cues from Bonn. - Reckonings 00:05
The German negotiators in Wassenaar were taking their cues f...
And in particular from Finance Minister Schäffer. - Reckonings 00:05
And in particular from Finance Minister Schäffer.