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Reckonings

They were shocked that thegovernment didn't want to move forward with talkson Jewish...

They were shocked that the
government didn't want to move forward with talks
on Jewish claims

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They were shocked that the government didn't want to
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move forward with talks on Jewish claims.
Duration
8 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:19
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...
- Because the Israeli government was so desperately in need of money, - Reckonings 00:09
- Because the Israeli government was so desperately in need ...
So he brought forward an offer to the Israeli government, - Reckonings 00:12
So he brought forward an offer to the Israeli government,
The number which had been on the table so far was one billion. - Reckonings 00:05
The number which had been on the table so far was one billio...
[Bettina] Goldmann came here to this house - Reckonings 00:12
[Bettina] Goldmann came here to this house
[Rachel] Goldmann explained to Adenauer that you couldn't go on this way, - Reckonings 00:08
[Rachel] Goldmann explained to Adenauer that you couldn'...
[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.