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Paying for Justice - The Struggle Continues
- Directed by: Sagi Bornstein
- Written by: Sagi Bornstein & Michal Hochberg
- Produced by: Ori Dickstein – Shamayim Productions
- Language: Hebrew, German, Russian & English with English subtitles
- Sponsored by: Yes Doco & Reshet – 2nd Channel
Synopsis
The film, which came about following extensive research carried out over the past year, exposes the immoral and corrupt network between the large international Jewish organizations of the Diaspora which exists in order to spend the funds belonging to the Holocaust Survivors, underwritten by Germany, for underhand purposes which are wholly unrelated to any compensation agreement.
"Paying for Justice" brought this issue to the forefront of Israeli public debate for the first time in the history of the State, served to effect unique policy change regarding the circumstances Holocaust Survivors now find themselves in, and further brought about the establishment of an investigative fact-finding committee to examine the alleged injustices.
In the sequel, "Paying for Justice – The Struggle Continues" Vilani-Federbush and Meroz attempt, through an international process, to bring about a conclusion to their labors - for the sake of both the Holocaust Survivors and their lost dignity.
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Festivals
- Isratim Film Festival, Paris, 2009
Press and Links
Germany considers opening an investigation against Claims Conference
Claims Conference: "The allegations are ridiculous, the money is allocated to Holocaust Survivors." These are difficult days for the Claims Conference, the Jewish umbrella organization which works with the German Government to recover Jewish funds, property and compensation for Holocaust Survivors. 2 months after the broadcast of "Paying For Justice- The Struggle Continues" on Israel Channel 2 and Yes, which presented the Claims Conference as a corrupt, twisted and theiving organization, there are those in Israel who are already talking of the Final Days of the Empire. June 15th sees a debate in the Knesset on the subject from the State Comptroller, in view of the publication of the report of the Investigative Committee on Assistance Provided to Holocaust Survivors- and in Germany, questions are beginning to be asked...
Aside from all of this, MK Ofir Pines is holding a special debate in the Knesset to set up a parliamentary investigative committee on the matter of the Claims Conference following the film. This is breaking news and has not yet been publicized anywhere.
Haaretz, June 15 2008
MK Limor Livnat: The Money is with Claims, and the Survivors aren't getting any younger…
Yediot Aharonot, June, 2008
A stormy debate took place in the State Comptroller's committee regarding the Claims Conference- the body which acts as a funnel for the German compensation funds for Holocaust Victims- which does not face any regulations. Following research into the monies which the survivors are not receiving, Knesset Members demanded that the Claims Conference will be subject to a separate investigation. MK Livnat said in the debate: "The money is there, and this impermeability needs to cease." Where does the Claims Conference money go? The Knesset debate on the activity of the Claims Conference was held on Monday as a result of a film broadcast on Holocaust Rememberance Day about the negligible transfer of funds by Claims.
Justice Mudrick: The Claims Conference has failed and has let down Holocaust Survivors
Claims Conference has been negligent that it didn't acknowledge those persecuted by the Nazis who escaped to areas in the Former Soviet Union in as much as they are entitled to a one-off grant which would allow them to come to Israel- so decided Justice Oded Mudrick in the Tel Aviv District Court yesterday. Mudrick instructed Claims Conference to pay out 14,500 NIS to each of the 1315 claimants who argue that they are entitled to this grant. Claims Conference are obligated to pay out 19 Million NIS all together, as well as legal fees for the prosecutors Yoram Sheftel and Doron Beckerman, some 250,000 NIS.
State Comptroller to assess Claims Conference
Claims Conference has for many years operated out of the public eye, without any official regulation of it's activities: being as it is not an Israeli body, governing authorities simply were unable to intervene. Today, the Investigative Bureau is now trying take action against the distressing facts presented, under the instruction of State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrass, to compose a report about the activities of the Claims Conference and the actions of the Israeli government working alongside the claims conference in restoring the assets of those killed in the Holocaust.
Haaretz, June 18, 2008
