Swiss banks have paid about $4 million to some 84 Holocaust survivors so far from accounts left over from the Holocaust era, according to a representative for the banks. The Swiss Bankers Associations said it expects remaining claims to be resolved by late next year, and that any remaining moneys will be donated to charity. After pressure from the international and Jewish communities, the Swiss Bankers Association last year published a list of some 5,500 dormant accounts left over from the Holocaust era.
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