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Well, the three parties that met in Wessenaar
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Well, the three parties thatmet in Wessenaar, the Federal Republic of Germany,or West...

Well, the three parties that
met in Wessenaar, the Federal Republic of Germany,
or West Germany, the State of Israel, and the Claims Conference

Full Transcript

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- Well, the three parties that met in Wessenaar,
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the Federal Republic of Germany, or West Germany,
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the State of Israel,
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and the Claims Conference.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:18
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Go2Films

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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...
And none of those organizations even existed before the war. - Reckonings 00:06
And none of those organizations even existed before the war.
And it was no guarantee that the negotiations would reach - Reckonings 00:07
And it was no guarantee that the negotiations would reach
[Rachel] The Claims Conference set up a delegation made up of Ben Ferencz, - Reckonings 00:12
[Rachel] The Claims Conference set up a delegation made up o...
- Israel had the benefit of a foreign ministry with professional diplomats. - Reckonings 00:07
- Israel had the benefit of a foreign ministry with professi...
The Claims Conference didn't have that, - Reckonings 00:15
The Claims Conference didn't have that,
The idea was, he was the most important person, - Reckonings 00:08
The idea was, he was the most important person,
[Dan] The Israeli foreign ministry were preparing nearly everything. - Reckonings 00:05
[Dan] The Israeli foreign ministry were preparing nearly eve...
To enter five minutes before the German delegation appears - Reckonings 00:06
To enter five minutes before the German delegation appears
If somebody takes a cigarette, - Reckonings 00:09
If somebody takes a cigarette,
They were told, "Don't take lighters with you." - Reckonings 00:11
They were told, "Don't take lighters with you.&quo...
Every thing was choreographed not to come close to the Germans. - Reckonings 00:08
Every thing was choreographed not to come close to the Germa...
[Constantin] The next question was, which language should we use? - Reckonings 00:05
[Constantin] The next question was, which language should we...
Is it possible to use the language of the perpetrators to speak about this issue? - Reckonings 00:08
Is it possible to use the language of the perpetrators to sp...
On the 27th of September, 1951 - Reckonings 00:10
On the 27th of September, 1951
“Unspeakable crimes were committed in the name of the German people. - Reckonings 00:05
“Unspeakable crimes were committed in the name of the German...
This imposes upon us the obligation - Reckonings 00:17
This imposes upon us the obligation
It further hopes that the efforts made by Germany - Reckonings 00:21
It further hopes that the efforts made by Germany
[Michael] In the morning, the Germans negotiated with the Israeli delegation. - Reckonings 00:05
[Michael] In the morning, the Germans negotiated with the Is...
In the afternoon they negotiated with the delegation on behalf - Reckonings 00:06
In the afternoon they negotiated with the delegation on beha...
In the evening, the Claims Conference and the Israeli delegations met - Reckonings 00:08
In the evening, the Claims Conference and the Israeli delega...