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Holocaust justice : the battle for restitution in America's courts / Michael J. Bazyler.
LIBRA KF6075 .B39 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bazyler, Michael J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holocaust survivors--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Holocaust survivors--Claims.
- World War, 1939-1945--Claims.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Claims.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Bazyler brings the often-forgotten voices of Holocaust survivors to the forefront as he tells the story of postwar legal efforts to correct the grandest theft in history--the stealing of more than $230 billion in assets, in today's dollars, from the Jewish people. 12 illustrations.
- Contents:
- Suing the Swiss banks
- German industry and its slaves
- Reclaiming prewar insurance policies
- Confronting the French banks
- Litigating holocaust looted art
- The distribution controversies
- The legacy and consequences of holocaust restitution
- The post-holocaust restitution era : Holocaust restitution as a model for addressing other historical injustices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-396) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0814799035
- OCLC:
- 51060254
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