Holocaust survivors or their heirs who believe they have valid claims for dormant Swiss bank accounts dating back to the Holocaust era have until next week to file claims. In February, Swiss banks published the names on 21,000 accounts that may have belonged to Holocaust victims, and imposed a six- month deadline to claim those accounts. Further information and claims forms are available at: http://www.dormantaccounts.ch.
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