A survivor who was a leading plaintiff and spokeswoman in the battle to recover Holocaust-era assets from Swiss banks died at 72. Estelle Sapir’s long struggle to recover her father’s assets ended successfully last year when Swiss banks reached a $1.25 billion settlement with international Jewish groups.
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