To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
The Claims Conference had originally demanded
Please log in to add to collections.
Reckonings

The Claims Conferencehad originally demanded a lump sum of 500 million dollars

The Claims Conference
had originally demanded a lump sum of 500 million dollars

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.008
The Claims Conference had originally demanded
00:00:03.008 --> 00:00:07.072
a lump sum of 500 million dollars.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:01
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Go2Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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...
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,
The men were staying in different hotels - Reckonings 00:09
The men were staying in different hotels
Our memory is still haunted by the catastrophe - Reckonings 00:13
Our memory is still haunted by the catastrophe
[Bettina] Adenauer read through Sharett’s speech. - Reckonings 00:06
[Bettina] Adenauer read through Sharett’s speech.
I think he totally understood it. - Reckonings 00:07
I think he totally understood it.
Survivors of such cruelty or atrocities - Reckonings 00:09
Survivors of such cruelty or atrocities
And you simply have to accept this. - Reckonings 00:05
And you simply have to accept this.
But this was not in line with his own - Reckonings 00:08
But this was not in line with his own
He thought that honest repentance - Reckonings 00:11
He thought that honest repentance
[Michael] The idea that no forgiveness is possible, - Reckonings 00:09
[Michael] The idea that no forgiveness is possible,
Catholics believe that people are sinful - Reckonings 00:09
Catholics believe that people are sinful
[Dan] Well, it was clear from midnight on, - Reckonings 00:12
[Dan] Well, it was clear from midnight on,
During the choreography of signing the agreement, - Reckonings 00:10
During the choreography of signing the agreement,