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[Roni] The lesson Ben-Gurion took from the Holocaust was
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Reckonings

The lesson Ben-Gurion took fromthe Holocaust was that we the Jewsneed to protect...

[Roni] The lesson Ben-Gurion took from
the Holocaust was that we the Jews
need to protect themselves

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[Roni] The lesson Ben-Gurion took from the Holocaust was
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that we the Jews need to protect themselves.
Duration
7 seconds
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42
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:23
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...
They can't wait for other nations to protect them. - Reckonings 00:05
They can't wait for other nations to protect them.
And if the Jews want to save themselves, - Reckonings 00:06
And if the Jews want to save themselves,
Their tanks have already crossed the borders - Reckonings 00:08
Their tanks have already crossed the borders
[Jacob] The Israel War of Independence was the longest - Reckonings 00:10
[Jacob] The Israel War of Independence was the longest
About 85% Gross National Product - Reckonings 00:10
About 85% Gross National Product
In the midst of the war, Israel opened it's gates - Reckonings 00:10
In the midst of the war, Israel opened it's gates
About 700 thousand Jewish immigrants came to Israel, - Reckonings 00:11
About 700 thousand Jewish immigrants came to Israel,
This figure was unprecedented in the history of nations. - Reckonings 00:06
This figure was unprecedented in the history of nations.
Half of the immigrants came from Arab Muslim worlds, - Reckonings 00:10
Half of the immigrants came from Arab Muslim worlds,
In June 1950, Israel had about 65 million dollars. - Reckonings 00:07
In June 1950, Israel had about 65 million dollars.
At the end of 1951, - Reckonings 00:08
At the end of 1951,
A collapse of the economy - Reckonings 00:08
A collapse of the economy
Ben-Gurion, he knew that for the survival of Israel, - Reckonings 00:11
Ben-Gurion, he knew that for the survival of Israel,
He locked himself into a psychological mode of not listening - Reckonings 00:13
He locked himself into a psychological mode of not listening
But now, I have to do whatever I can - Reckonings 00:08
But now, I have to do whatever I can
[Jacob] Ever since the full and horrific extent of the Holocaust was discovered, - Reckonings 00:15
[Jacob] Ever since the full and horrific extent of the Holoc...
This boycott was the expression of the sense of revulsion, - Reckonings 00:15
This boycott was the expression of the sense of revulsion,
- There was a complete rejection of everything German. - Reckonings 00:06
- There was a complete rejection of everything German.
German art, - Reckonings 00:09
German art,
That can be used for every country. - Reckonings 00:06
That can be used for every country.