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The last deposit [electronic resource]

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Relying on archival and contemporary sources, this text describes the Jewish people's effort to return death camp victims' assets to their heirs. It uncovers the behaviour of Swiss banking institutions, their complicity with the Nazis and their power over even their own ""neutral"" government.

Title The last deposit [electronic resource] : Swiss banks and Holocaust victims' accounts / Itamar Levin
translated by Natasha Dornberg
forewords by Edgar Bronfman, Israel Singer, and Avraham Burg.
Publisher Westport, Conn. : Praeger
Creation Date 1999
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-241) and index.
English
Content Preliminaries
CONTENTS
Preface
General Notes
Europe's Jews Transferred Millions to Switzerland
Rehabilitation
Own Purposes
A Dozen years of frustration
Evading the Law for Restoration of Property
A New Generation Takes on Righting the Wrongs
The Beginning of a Frontal Assault on the Banks
Neutral Switzerland Served Nazi Interests
The Beginning of the Independent investigation into the Deposits Affair
Serious Blunders Cause Switzerland a Series of Crises
Steps Toward Absolving the Sins of the Past
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Extent 1 online resource (273 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010700212005171
MARC RECORDS

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