Authorities routinely took orphans and children from socially deprived families and forced them into physical labor in the countryside. Now, swiss politicians have passed a law to compensate the victims. But for some like walter steck, no amount of money could ease the suffering he continues to endure. Reporter walter steck values good food. He loves cooking for himself, and for others. But when he was a child, he was never sure if there would be enough food. I wouldnt get breakfast if i had wet the bed. I wet my bed for a long, long time. So i was hungry for a long time. Reporter the swiss authorities deemed walter stecks parents social outcasts. They took him, and placed him in a foster family. There, he had no other choice than work on the fields to earn his living. At the tender age of 5, he had become one of thousands of socalled contract children. The house that stood here where walter grew up has been torn down. But it never felt like home to him anyway. We werent allowed to sit
Authorities routinely took orphans and children from socially deprived families and forced them into physical labor in the countryside. Now, swiss politicians have passed a law to compensate the victims. But for some like walter steck, no amount of money could ease the suffering he continues to endure. Reporter walter steck values good food. He loves cooking for himself, and for others. But when he was a child, he was never sure if there would be enough food. I wouldnt get breakfast if i had wet the bed. I wet my bed for a long, long time. So i was hungry for a long time. Reporter the swiss authorities deemed walter stecks parents social outcasts. They took him, and placed him in a foster family. There, he had no other choice than work on the fields to earn his living. At the tender age of 5, he had become one of thousands of socalled contract children. The house that stood here where walter grew up has been torn down. But it never felt like home to him anyway. We werent allowed to sit
Sniper fired shots at police, killing five officers and wounding nine others. President obama played his nowfamiliar role of mourner in chief this week, calling on americans of all races to come together, as the people of dallas have done. How deep are americas divisions, and how can they be repaired . That is what we want to talk about this week, on quadriga, with three guests who are following the events there very closely. It is a pleasure to welcome erik kirschbaum. He is a new york native and longtime germany correspondent, currently working with the l. A. Times. He says, the United States feels like a powder keg, with deep political, economic, social, and racial divisions, threatening to erupt into a bigger explosion. And it is a pleasure to welcome Rieke Havertz. She is a Senior Editor at zeitonline, and she has also reported from the u. S. For a daily newspaper. She says, American Society has failed to address the issue of racism for years. President obama has to ask himself if
At the beginning of last century it was a relatively poor country dominated by agriculture. And here is where one of the darkest chapters of its s histoy started. Authorities routinely took orphans and children f from socially deprived families and forced them into physical labor in the countryside. Now, swiss politicians have passed a law to compensate the victims. But for some like walter steck, no amount of money could ease the suffering he continues to endure. Reporter walter steck values good food. He loves cooking for himself, and for others. But when he was a child, he was never sure if there would be enough food. I wouldnt get breakfast if i had wet the e bed. I wet my bed for a long, long time. So i was hungry for a long time. Reporter the swiss authorities deemed walter stecks parents social outcasts. They took him, a p placed hihimn a fofoster family. There, he had no other choice than work on the fields to earn his living. At the tender age of 5, he had become one of thousa
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