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Goldmann explained to Adenauer that youcouldn't go on this way, there couldn't bewhat he...

[Rachel] Goldmann explained to Adenauer that you
couldn't go on this way, there couldn't be
what he called horse trading

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[Rachel] Goldmann explained to Adenauer that you couldn't go on this way,
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there couldn't be what he called horse trading.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:55
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...
[Constantin] Adenauer was under pressure to achieve some deals. - Reckonings 00:05
[Constantin] Adenauer was under pressure to achieve some dea...
At a certain point, you cannot step back without producing a lot of damage - Reckonings 00:09
At a certain point, you cannot step back without producing a...
Without a deal with Israel, Germany would have not been able to - Reckonings 00:10
Without a deal with Israel, Germany would have not been able...
But at the same time, - Reckonings 00:06
But at the same time,
I think the ethical and moral obligation - Reckonings 00:15
I think the ethical and moral obligation
Even if there had been no benefit for Germany, - Reckonings 00:10
Even if there had been no benefit for Germany,
[Rachel] Adenauer overruled his own government officials and said that there was - Reckonings 00:13
[Rachel] Adenauer overruled his own government officials and...
And so the delegation went back to the negotiating table. - Reckonings 00:06
And so the delegation went back to the negotiating table.
There were big compromises on the part of both Israel and the Claims Conference. - Reckonings 00:07
There were big compromises on the part of both Israel and th...
It received 750 million dollars in installments. - Reckonings 00:05
It received 750 million dollars in installments.
And so instead of paying Israel in cash, - Reckonings 00:10
And so instead of paying Israel in cash,
The Claims Conference had originally demanded - Reckonings 00:09
The Claims Conference had originally demanded
Instead of receiving 500 million, they received 107 million dollars. - Reckonings 00:06
Instead of receiving 500 million, they received 107 million ...
Nahum Goldmann later explained that the reason why it was that it accepted that - Reckonings 00:08
Nahum Goldmann later explained that the reason why it was th...
So they prioritized Israel over the Claims Conference claim. - Reckonings 00:06
So they prioritized Israel over the Claims Conference claim.
- The Claims Conference was negotiating partly for a global payment - Reckonings 00:21
- The Claims Conference was negotiating partly for a global ...
But there were many people who were - Reckonings 00:07
But there were many people who were
People who lived behind the Iron Curtain, people who had been in hiding - Reckonings 00:09
People who lived behind the Iron Curtain, people who had bee...
The view of the organization ultimately was - Reckonings 00:10
The view of the organization ultimately was
[Michael] The night before the signing, - Reckonings 00:09
[Michael] The night before the signing,