Todays hearing is going to be holocaust era insurance claims. What to do that went out. Difficult topic in many ways but i am glad we are having that hearing. Senator feinstein, i really i want to opening statement, i will defer to you. Percival thank you mr. Chairman. For holding this hearing. Today we are discussing holocaust era insurance claims. Its interesting before and during the second world war, many europeans purchased insurance policies to protect their assets and loved ones. While many of these individuals perished as victims of the holocaust, those who survived and the heirs of those who did not have sent attempted to collect the proceeds from those policies. However, beneficiaries have found it difficult to collect on these policies. Because the paperwork had often been left behind or destroyed during the genocide. To remedy this and justice, american insurance regulators, european Insurance Companies, the state of israel, and jewish and survivor organizations in 1998, es
Holocaust survivor testified that this week about holocaust era interest times. The Senate Committee is looking at both of legislation is need it to process flames that were not adequately addressed. By the International Commission on holocaust era interest times before it closed in 2007. Senator Lindsey Graham shows the committee. Todays hearing is going to be holocaust era interest flames. What to do about it. Difficult topic in many ways but i am glad we are having the hearing. Senator feinstein, i really i wont have an Opening Statement to refer to you. For small thank you mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing and today were discussing holocaust era insurance flames. Its interesting, before and during the second world war, many europeans purchased insurance policies to protect their assets and loved ones. While many of these individuals perished as victims of the holocaust. Those who survived, and the errors of those who did not have since attempted to collect the proceeds from th
Feels like a time capsule stuck in the horrors of the 7th of october. Hamas broke in at dawn. They killed and took Hostage A Quarter of the 400 or so israelis who lived here. Sayed was laying there dead, nearthere. You could see that he was trying to hold the door closed, and actually, the door was locked. The army opened the door later. Ron behat and his family survived in their safe room. Then he recovered dead friends and neighbours, some in pieces. In this house, you know, that was the first time that we realised that we are not looking for only bodies, because the beginning, you know, we took a lot of bodies. The interrupted, terminated lives laundry neatly folded the night before the attack give israelis a sense of moral clarity. Going around this place, you can understand why israelis believe very strongly that theyre fighting a just war in gaza. Of course, their allies feel the same. Their quarrel is with the methods that israel has been using, that have cost so many innocent p
On israels border with gaza, feels like a time capsule stuck in the horrors of october 7. Hamas broke in at dawn. They killed and took Hostage A Quarter of the 400 or so israelis who lived here. Sayed was laying there dead, nearthere. You could see that he was trying to hold the door closed, and actually, the door was locked. The army opened the door later. Ron behat and his family survived in their safe room. Then he recovered dead friends and neighbours, some in pieces. In this house, you know, that was the first time that we realised that we are not looking for only bodies, because the beginning, you know, we took a lot of bodies. The interrupted, terminated lives laundry neatly folded the night before the attack give israelis a sense of moral clarity. Going around this place, you can understand why israelis believe very strongly that theyre fighting a just war in gaza. Of course, their allies feel the same. Their quarrel is with the methods that israel has been using, that have cos
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