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Reckonings

My grandfather was convinced early on in his term of office as Chancellor, that it was...

My grandfather was convinced early on in his term of office as Chancellor, that it was crucial to build a bridge with Israel and the Jewish community

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My grandfather was convinced
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early on in his term of office as Chancellor,
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that it was crucial to build a bridge
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with Israel and the Jewish community.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:42
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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...
The Federal Government is prepared - Reckonings 00:22
The Federal Government is prepared
[Michael] He said that, of course, this compensation, this reparation - Reckonings 00:09
[Michael] He said that, of course, this compensation, this r...
[Wolfgang] Adenauer had a deep understanding - Reckonings 00:07
[Wolfgang] Adenauer had a deep understanding
I think he knew from a moral - Reckonings 00:15
I think he knew from a moral
- In 1949, West Germany became a new sovereign nation, - Reckonings 00:12
- In 1949, West Germany became a new sovereign nation,
East Germany was behind the Iron Curtain, cut off from the West. - Reckonings 00:06
East Germany was behind the Iron Curtain, cut off from the W...
As the first Chancellor, he had the task of rebuilding West Germany as a democracy, - Reckonings 00:15
As the first Chancellor, he had the task of rebuilding West ...
He was a devout Catholic - Reckonings 00:06
He was a devout Catholic
His family had paid a severe price for their opposition. - Reckonings 00:06
His family had paid a severe price for their opposition.
[Bettina] In 1917, he was elected the Mayor of Cologne - Reckonings 00:09
[Bettina] In 1917, he was elected the Mayor of Cologne
And this is something that the Nazis didn't like at all. - Reckonings 00:05
And this is something that the Nazis didn't like at all...
He despised the Nazis right from the start - Reckonings 00:07
He despised the Nazis right from the start
These are the German newsreel pictures - Reckonings 00:06
These are the German newsreel pictures
[Bettina] My grandfather wasn't involved in the plot on Hitler’s life, - Reckonings 00:19
[Bettina] My grandfather wasn't involved in the plot on...
Soon after, they came here to Rhöndorf - Reckonings 00:09
Soon after, they came here to Rhöndorf
She refused, and she was arrested - Reckonings 00:10
She refused, and she was arrested
They also threatened to arrest - Reckonings 00:08
They also threatened to arrest
So she betrayed my grandfather - Reckonings 00:06
So she betrayed my grandfather
Of course my grandfather forgave her - Reckonings 00:08
Of course my grandfather forgave her
She was saved, - Reckonings 00:08
She was saved,