Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levin, Itamar. [Pikadon aharon. English] The last deposit: Swiss banks and Holocaust victims' accounts / Itamar Levin; translated by Natasha Dornberg; forewords by Edgar Bronfman, Israel Singer, and Avraham Burg. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-96520-1 (alk. paper) 1. Banks and banking--Corrupt practices--Switzerland--History--20th century. 2. Jewish property--Switzerland. 3. Jews--Europe--Claims. 4. Holocaust, Jewish ( 1939-1945)--Economic aspects. I. Title. HG3204. L4813 1999M 940.53'494--dc21 98-53398 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1999 by Itamar Levin and Natasha Dornberg All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-53398 ISBN: 0-275-96520-1 First published in 1999 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |