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The Last Deposit: Swiss Banks and Holocaust Victims' Accounts

Book by Itamar Levin, Natasha Dornberg; Praeger, 1999

Subjects:

Banks And Banking--Corrupt Practices--Switzerland--History--20th Century, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic Aspects, Jewish Property--Switzerland, Jews--Europe--Claims

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...to understand why the Swiss government, even if...restore the deposits of Holocaust victims. The Swiss banks owe their greatest prosperity to World War II. A Swiss government report of...such that our central bank was forced to introduce...
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The Plunder of Jewish Property during the Holocaust: Confronting European History

Book by Avi Beker; Palgrave, 2001

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Banks And Banking--Corrupt Practices--Switzerland--History--20th Century, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations, Jewish Property--Europe--History--20th Century, Jews--Europe--Claims, Restitution And Indemnification Claims (1933- ), World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations And Contributions--Europe

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...confiscated from banks, shops and private...Agree- ment, the Swiss paid for only $58...gold to the central bank of Germany and from...the vaults of the Swiss banks, despite sharp criticism...campaign against the Swiss banks, led by the...Singer - together with Holocaust survivors and heads...
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The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering

Book by Norman G. Finkelstein; Verso, 2000

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Foreign Public Opinion, American, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence, Public Opinion--United States

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...ought to stress." 61 For the Holocaust industry, the Swiss banks affair -- like the postwar torments endured by Swiss Holocaust "survivor" Binjamin...an unmistakable rise" in Swiss anti-Semitism. Yet this ominous...
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Dictionary of the Holocaust: Biography, Geography, and Terminology

Book by Eric Joseph Epstein, Philip Rosen; Greenwood, 1997

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Dictionaries

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Masur , and Wallenberg Bank . SUGGESTED READING...persuaded officials at the Swiss-Italian border to allow...information about the Holocaust and the publication of...Auschwitz Protocols , the Swiss press publicized the...revoked refoulement. The Swiss did accept many concentration...assets deposited in Swiss banks have ballooned to between...
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Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust

Book by Konrad Kwiet, Jürgen Matthäus; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral And Ethical Aspects, Memory--Social Aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Philosophy, Entire Library

...assets in Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal); 3. Heirless deposits in Swiss banks that is, the bank accounts of Jews that had perished in the Holocaust. This money was to be spent for the benefit of the nonrepatriable victims who had...

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Inside A Class Action: The Holocaust and the Swiss Banks

Journal article by Michael Macqueen; American Jewish History, Vol. 91, 2003

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Books--Book reviews, Inside A Class Action: The Holocaust and the Swiss Banks (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...gold seized from the banks of occupied countries...the involvement of Swiss firms German subsidiaries...slave labor, and wartime Swiss recalcitrance in the...unflattering portrait of Swiss behavior during the war...on the question of the Holocaust bank accounts. Schapiros...
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Secrets and Lies? Swiss Banks and International Human Rights

Journal article by Anita Ramasastry; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 31, 1998

Subjects:

Banking industry--Litigation, Holocaust survivors--Litigation, Human rights--Economic aspects, Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- )--Litigation

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...ownership of bank accounts...example, Swiss banks sometimes...murdered in the Holocaust provide a...clarify the Holocaust Plaintiffs...respect to Swiss bank complicity...Defendant Banks As of March...integrity of bank officials...273) The Holocaust Plaintiffs...profits in Swiss banks. Alfried...
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Holocaust-related Claims and Limitations: Familiar Issues in a New Context

Journal article by Leonid Krechmer; Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 67, 2000

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Bank accounts, Court decisions, Holocaust, Litigation, Statutes of limitations, United States

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...victims of the Holocaust still lie dormant in Swiss banks. Nobody disputes that Swiss bank secrecy law and...victims of the Holocaust. Its priorities...York against Swiss banks regarding the...Weisshaus v. Union Bank of Switzerland...
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Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America's Courts

Journal article by Roy M. Mersky; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America's Courts (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution...cases of the "dormant" accounts of Holocaust victims in Swiss banks, slave labor used by German private...proceeds from policies purchased by Holocaust victims, more "dormant" accounts...
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Delayed Justice: Forced and Slave Labor Restitution after the Holocaust

Journal article by Patricia Chappine; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 46, 2011

Subjects:

Forced labor--Cases, Holocaust survivors--Finance, Holocaust, 1933-1945, Reparations, War reparations

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...dealings of the Swiss banks. (13) On August 13, 1998, Swiss banks agreed to pay $1...door for many other Holocaust-era claims, which...French and German banks followed in 1999...Perhaps sensing that the Swiss banks would settle...

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Reparations Test Case Heads for US Courts: Flamboyant US Lawyer, Ed Fagan, Who Won $1.2Bn from Swiss Banks for the Nazi Holocaust, Has Now Targeted the South African Government for Crimes Committed during the Apartheid Regime. Does He Have a Case? Tom Nevin Reports

Magazine article by Tom Nevin; African Business, August 2004

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Apartheid--Cases, Banking industry--Cases, Fagan, Ed--Cases, Mbeki, Thabo--Cases

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...Who Won $1.2Bn from Swiss Banks for the Nazi Holocaust, Has Now Targeted the...Goldfields; IBM; Union Bank of Switzerland and Sasol...settlement of $1.2bn from Swiss banks for victims of the Nazi...RELATED ARTICLE: STANDARD BANK TO SELL 10% STAKE TO...
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States Act on Jewish Assets in Swiss Banks

Magazine article; State Legislatures, Vol. 23, July 1997

Subjects:

Holocaust survivors--Finance, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations, World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Jewish assets in Swiss banks. The images...to surviving Holocaust victims or their...victims placed in Swiss bank accounts before...hold assets of Holocaust victims. Both...funds in Swiss banks not in compliance...funds in any bank that has outstanding loans to the Swiss Confederation...
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Sen. D'Amato and Jewish Groups Put Swiss Banks under Scrutiny

Magazine article by Leslie Alan Horvitz; Insight on the News, Vol. 13, March 3, 1997

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Banking industry--Investigations, Booty (International law)--Investigations, D'Amato, Alfonse M.--Foreign relations, Holocaust survivors--Finance

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...on behalf of Holocaust victims, Sen...Scuds but from Swiss banks." To compound...embarrassed Swiss authorities announced that Union Bank, one of Switzerlands...Although the bank denied that any...representing Holocaust victims seeking recompense from Swiss banks should be considered...
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The Nazis' Nonexistent Swiss Bank Accounts

Magazine article; The New American, Vol. 17, December 3, 2001

Subjects:

Banking industry--Investigations, Holocaust victims--Cases, Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- )--Analysis

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...After relatives of Holocaust survivors accused Swiss bankers of financial...thousands of dormant bank accounts. But, as the...people who still use Swiss banking services today...as the original anti-Swiss smear campaign. The...the State. The Swiss banks have already paid a settlement...
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Saving History from the Shredder : Swiss Bank Guard Christoph Meili, No Hero at Home, Now Lives in California

Magazine article by Jon Wiener; The Nation, Vol. 269, September 6, 1999

Subjects:

Heroes--Switzerland, Meili, Christoph--Achievements and awards, Union Bank of Switzerland--Officials and employees

Collections: History, Entire Library

...from the Shredder : Swiss Bank Guard Christoph...watchman at the Union Bank of Switzerland in Zurich...property seized from Holocaust victims-records Swiss banks had denied they had...billion settlement that Swiss banks subsequently agreed...

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Holocaust Probe Hits Little Gold: Swiss Bank Funds of Victims to Fall Short of Expectations

Newspaper article by Arnaud De Borchgrave; The Washington Times, September 8, 1997

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Switzerland

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Special Fund for Holocaust Survivors, of...being furnished by Swiss banks." He was referring...and Turkey. The Swiss Bank Corp.s profits...October on behalf of Holocaust survivors and...victims against Swiss banks that stand accused...
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'Holocaust Victim' Traced to Ulster; Swiss Banks in Hunt to Find Owners of Cash Hidden from Nazis during War

Newspaper article by Donna Carton; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), July 24, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Holocaust Victim Traced to Ulster; Swiss Banks in Hunt to Find Owners of...Belfast, has been named on the Swiss banks Holocaust accounts list, published...interest, which were stashed in Swiss bank accounts during the Second World...
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Swiss Banks Facing Huge Kickback Claims

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 4, 2006

Subjects:

Banks (Finance)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Swiss Banks Facing Huge Kickback...ROSSITER A50 BILLION Swiss francs (pounds sterling22...threatening to engulf the Swiss banking industry...Zurich Universitys Swiss Banking Institute...settlement with Holocaust survivors and their...
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Swiss Banker Says Neutrality Was for Self-Preservation: Auditors to Probe Holocaust Accounts

Newspaper article by Toni Marshall; The Washington Times, June 27, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...three big Swiss banks, including Credit...assistance to Holocaust survivors in...Swiss National Bank has pledged a...stood at 1.43 Swiss francs. "But...an onus on the bank if it sees something...laws to verify bank loans," he...the extent of Holocaust-era deposits...through these banks" by this fall...announced that the Swiss banks had agreed...
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Swiss Open the Vaults on Holocaust Plunder

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 19, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Swiss Open the Vaults on Holocaust Plunder. Byline: DAVID...the Nazis and hidden in Swiss banks for more than 50...unprecedented move, Swiss bankers have bowed to...spotlight on the role of Swiss banks during World War...Germans looted from Paris banks. Though the Swiss helped...reveals `the Swiss (bank) secrecy law worked...

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Holocaust

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HOLOCAUST hol kost , ho l , name given to...number of suits were filed against Swiss banks that held accounts belonging to Holocaust victims but had denied the fact...undocumented accounts and for Swiss profits on Nazi accounts involving...
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Volcker, Paul Adolph

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...York Federal Reserve Bank (1975 79), he...that investigated Swiss banks handling of the accounts of Holocaust victims issued a...was critical of the banks but did not recommend...reached in 1998 (see Holocaust ). Volcker was chairman...
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Switzerland

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Nations was rejected by Swiss voters. In 1992, Swiss voters also rejected...approve joining the World Bank and International Monetary...assets deposited in Swiss banks by Nazis during World...billion to the families of Holocaust victims; the banks...

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