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[Michael] Before negotiations could begin
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Reckonings

Before negotiations could begin, the Claims Conferenceand the Israeli government had to...

[Michael] Before negotiations could begin, the Claims Conference
and the Israeli government had to be absolutely sure
that Adenauer was sincere, that he would agree
to significant reparations, and that Germany would actually pay

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[Michael] Before negotiations could begin,
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the Claims Conference and the Israeli government
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had to be absolutely sure that Adenauer was sincere,
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that he would agree to significant reparations,
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and that Germany would actually pay.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:45
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...
Goldmann's meeting without Adenauer in London would be the first time - Reckonings 00:11
Goldmann's meeting without Adenauer in London would be ...
Nahum Goldmann came through the delivery's entrance. - Reckonings 00:05
Nahum Goldmann came through the delivery's entrance.
So it was all very, very secret - Reckonings 00:11
So it was all very, very secret
Nahum Goldmann said a very unusual thing - Reckonings 00:07
Nahum Goldmann said a very unusual thing
He said, "Before you even answer, give me 15 minutes." - Reckonings 00:14
He said, "Before you even answer, give me 15 minutes.&q...
He said, "If there's to be any haggling," - Reckonings 00:17
He said, "If there's to be any haggling,"
And by moral dimension, he means that - Reckonings 00:12
And by moral dimension, he means that
And that this is not only to get the readmission to the family of nations. - Reckonings 00:06
And that this is not only to get the readmission to the fami...
The fear Nahum Goldmann had that the whole German government - Reckonings 00:07
The fear Nahum Goldmann had that the whole German government
Goldmann asked for one billion as the basis of negotiations. - Reckonings 00:07
Goldmann asked for one billion as the basis of negotiations.
Goldmann wrote in his diary that Adenauer said this to him - Reckonings 00:15
Goldmann wrote in his diary that Adenauer said this to him
But I must tell you that while you were speaking, - Reckonings 00:08
But I must tell you that while you were speaking,
[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 ...