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Many Holocaust survivors and their heirs may never receive compensation from the Swiss bank fund, the lawyer supervising the process said. The banks, which agreed in 1998 to $1.25 billion in payouts to people who suffered because of the banks’ cooperation with the Nazis, have restricted access to documents and as a result have “interfered […]

October 9, 2003
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Many Holocaust survivors and their heirs may never receive compensation from the Swiss bank fund, the lawyer supervising the process said. The banks, which agreed in 1998 to $1.25 billion in payouts to people who suffered because of the banks’ cooperation with the Nazis, have restricted access to documents and as a result have “interfered with the claims process,” supervisor Judah Gribetz said in a report.

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