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They didn't really understand why they had to pay compensation
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They didn't really understandwhy they had to pay compensation

They didn't really understand
why they had to pay compensation

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They didn't really understand why they had to pay compensation.
Duration
6 seconds
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30
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:50
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...
- One has to see that everybody, even those who had been - Reckonings 00:10
- One has to see that everybody, even those who had been
Everybody was rejecting the notion of collective guilt. - Reckonings 00:05
Everybody was rejecting the notion of collective guilt.
People were still living in ruins - Reckonings 00:07
People were still living in ruins
But the fact that the Germans had inflicted - Reckonings 00:12
But the fact that the Germans had inflicted
- The Allies conducted a number of polls amongst the Germans. - Reckonings 00:06
- The Allies conducted a number of polls amongst the Germans...
Who did they consider to be the main victims of the war? - Reckonings 00:06
Who did they consider to be the main victims of the war?
[Michael] They were so preoccupied with building up their lives. - Reckonings 00:06
[Michael] They were so preoccupied with building up their li...
Only 11% of the German population - Reckonings 00:07
Only 11% of the German population
In the name of the German people - Reckonings 00:14
In the name of the German people
My grandfather was convinced - Reckonings 00:16
My grandfather was convinced
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