The Swiss Bankers Association said it will contribute $4 million to help create a computerized list of the millions of Holocaust victims. The group said it made the move in an effort to help match dormant wartime bank accounts to their rightful owners. The World Jewish Congress agreed to pay the other half of the costs of building the list, which is based on records kept by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
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