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Reckonings

The idea was that the Germancompensation would assist survivors to rebuild their lives

[Rachel] The idea was that the German
compensation would assist survivors to rebuild their lives

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[Rachel] The idea was that the German compensation would assist
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survivors to rebuild their lives.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:15
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...
But this did not constitute in itself an acknowledgement - Reckonings 00:11
But this did not constitute in itself an acknowledgement
After liberation, - Reckonings 00:15
After liberation,
My mother said, "Somebody must've come back." - Reckonings 00:08
My mother said, "Somebody must've come back."
- Because I didn't want anybody to think it's a payment - Reckonings 00:10
- Because I didn't want anybody to think it's a pa...
And I was just afraid that somebody - Reckonings 00:11
And I was just afraid that somebody
[Michael] Before negotiations could begin, - Reckonings 00:16
[Michael] Before negotiations could begin,
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...