Holocaust Survivors, U.S. Agree To Settle Claims Army Stole Jewish Riches

[Judi Lynn]

Holocaust Survivors, U.S. Agree To Settle Claims Army Stole Jewish Riches

POSTED: 5:28 pm EST December 20, 2004

MIAMI -- The U.S. government has agreed to settle claims by Holocaust survivors that Army officers plundered and wasted a trainload of Hungarian family treasures seized by Nazis in World War II, both sides told a judge Monday.

The families and the Justice Department said they have agreed in principle to a financial award covering Hungarian families worldwide, but the terms have not been worked out. The lawsuit sought up to $10,000 each for as many as 30,000 Hungarian Jews and their survivors.
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In 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the Nazis sent 24 train cars toward Germany carrying gold, silver, paintings, Oriental rugs, furs and other household goods seized from Hungarian Jews.

Nazis, Hungarians and Austrians stole from the train along the way. The so-called Gold Train was then intercepted by U.S. forces and American officers helped themselves to china, silverware and artwork for their homes and offices and auctioned what was left, according to a commission appointed by then-President Clinton.
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http://www.local6.com/news/4011878/detail.html

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1. "Whereby the last surviving member gains sole ownership...

of all 'dem purty pictures."

Go, Hellfish!

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2. duplicate - lcoking

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