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25 décembre 2005

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9781479845620

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English

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Holocaust Restitution is the first volume to present the Holocaust restitution movement directly from the viewpoints of the various parties involved in the campaigns and settlements. Now that the Holocaust restitution claims are closed, this work enjoys the benefits of hindsight to provide a definitive assessment of the movement.From lawyers and State Department officials to survivors and heads of key institutes involved in the negotiations, the volume brings together the central players in the Holocaust restitution movement, both pro and con. The volume examines the claims against European banks and against Germany and Austria relating to forced labor, insurance claims, and looted art claims. It considers their significance, their legacy, and the moral issues involved in seeking and receiving restitution.Contributors: Roland Bank, Michael Berenbaum, Lee Boyd, Thomas Buergenthal, Monica S. Dugot, Stuart E. Eizenstat, Eric Freedman and Richard Weisberg, Si Frumkin, Peter Hayes, Kai Henning, Roman Kent, Lawrence Kill and Linda Gerstel, Edward R. Korman, Otto Graf Lambsdorff, David A. Lash and Mitchell A. Kamin, Hannah Lessing and Fiorentina Azizi, Burt Neuborne, Owen C. Pell, Morris Ratner and Caryn Becker, Shimon Samuels, E. Randol Schoenberg, William Z. Slany, Howard N. Spiegler, Deborah Sturman, Robert A. Swift, Gideon Taylor, Lothar Ulsamer, Melvyn I. Weiss, Roger M. Witten, Sidney Zabludoff, and Arie Zuckerman.

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NYU Press

Date de parution

25 décembre 2005

EAN13

9781479845620

Langue

English

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1 Mo

Holocaust Restitution

Perspectives on the Litigation and Its Legacy

e d i t e d b y Michael J. Bazyler and Roger P. Alford

a New York University Press n e w y o r k a n d l o n d o n

n e w y o r k u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s New York and London www.nyupress.org

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Holocaust restitution : perspectives on the litigation and its legacy / edited by Michael J. Bazyler and Roger P. Alford. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13:978-0-8147-9943-7(cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN-10:0-8147-9943-4(cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Holocaust survivors—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States. 2. Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)—Reparations.3. World War,1939– 1945II. Alford, Roger P.Bazyler, Michael J. —Claims. I. KF6075.H65 2005 940.53'18144—dc22 2005017564

New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability.

Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

To Mari —michael bazyler

To Leslie, Mason, and Andrew —roger alford

Contents

Acknowledgments Holocaust Restitution Timeline

Introduction Michael J. Bazyler and Roger P. Alford

p a r t i: Overview 1International Law and the Holocaust Thomas Buergenthal 2The State Department, Nazi Gold, and the Search for Holocaust Assets William Z. Slany 3Confronting History: Restitution and the Historians Michael Berenbaum 4Holocaust Litigation and Human Rights Jurisprudence Robert A. Swift

A Tale of Two Cities: Administering the Holocaust Settlements in Brooklyn and Berlin Burt Neuborne

How Swiss Banks and German Companies Came to Terms with the Wrenching Legacies of the Holocaust and World War II: A Defense Perspective Roger M. Witten

Why Won’t These SOBs Give Me My Money? A Survivor’s Perspective Si Frumkin

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p a r t i iBank Litigation: The 8A Litigator’s Postscript to the Swiss Banks and Holocaust Litigation Settlements: How Justice Was Served Melvyn I. Weiss 9Rewriting the Holocaust History of the Swiss Banks: A Growing Scandal Edward R. Korman 10The French Holocaust-Era Claims Process Eric Freedman and Richard Weisberg 11The French Bank Holocaust Settlement Shimon Samuels

Unholy Proﬁts: Vatican Bank Lee Boyd

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p a r t i i iSlave Labor Litigation: The 13Where Morality Meets Money Gideon Taylor 14The Negotiations on Compensation for Nazi Forced Laborers Otto Graf Lambsdorff 15German Economy and the Foundation Initiative: An Act of Solidarity for Victims of National Socialism Lothar Ulsamer 16Processing of Claims for Slave and Forced Labor: Expediency versus Accuracy? Roland Bank 17Corporate Proﬁts and the Holocaust: A Dissent from the Monetary Argument Peter Hayes

It’s Not about the Money: A Survivor’s Perspective on the German Foundation Initiative Roman Kent

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Germany’s Reexamination of Its Past through the Lens of the Holocaust Litigation Deborah Sturman

Austria Confronts Her Past Hannah Lessing and Fiorentina Azizi

p a r t i vInsurance Litigation: The 21Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Remedies Lawrence Kill and Linda Gerstel 22The Road to Compensation of Life Insurance Policies: The Foundation Law and ICHEIC Kai Hennig

ICHEIC: Excellent Concept but Inept Implementation Sidney Zabludoff

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p a r t v: The Looted Art Litigation 24The Holocaust Claims Processing Ofﬁce: New York State’s Approach to Resolving Holocaust-Era Art Claims Monica S. Dugot 25Portrait of Wally: The U.S. Government’s Role in Recovering Holocaust Looted Art Howard N. Spiegler

Whose Art Is It Anyway? E. Randol Schoenberg

p a r t v i: The Litigation’s Legacy 27The Unﬁnished Business of the Unﬁnished Business of World War II Stuart E. Eizenstat 28Poor Justice: Holocaust Restitution and Forgotten, Indigent Survivors David A. Lash and Mitchell A. Kamin

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