does not include country of origin claim. There were quite a few
people — many people — who
for account holders.
The account list, which is no- came in but never got back to us
table for the relatively small with any final answer as to
number of Jewish names on it, whether they are the rightful
was the first to be widely pub- heirs [to the accglints]."
The HMC is just beginning to
lished, and comes on the heels of
AP PHOTO BY EYAL WARSHAVSKY
the list released by get through the latest list, Weiss
the World Jewish said.
"I took a quick glance and
Congress last October
and a 50-name list re- didn't notice any name I recog-
"I've been corre-
leased by the Holo- nized. As a favor to a person, I
sponding with the
caust Remembrance would've called them. It's not fair
caretaker or depart-
Committee of the to say we contact everybody we
ment head of Ellis
UJA Federation of recognize; we would as a favor,
of course, but we don't want to be
Island (in New York)
Greater Toronto.
and he was going to
The Holocaust thought of as a final source for es-
look for records, but
Memorial . Center tablishing rightful owners of the
(HMC) in West accounts," she said.
he said it would take
She noted that the HMC has
a couple of months,"
Bloomfield has been
Novetsky said.
contacting possible assisted a local person who
Dr. Charles Slow,
heirs of accounts that knows of a Swiss account in the
founder of Children
appeared on the family and unsuccessfully pur-
of Holocaust Sur-
World Jewish Con- sued a claim in court before the
vivors Association in
gress list, which con- revelations about Swiss banks
Michigan, recog-
tains approximately surfaced in the press. The per-
son, who is again pursuing the
nized a name on a Israelis look at n ewspaper lists of the Swiss accounts.
1,350 names.
different• list of dor-
"When we contact- claim; declined to comment for
mant Swiss bank accounts re- lisp a connection. He knows of no- ed those people, they were trying this story.
The lists, including the latest,
leased last fall by the World body else in the area who is pur- themselves to ascertain whether
Jewish Congress. The name, "Vi- suing a claim to a bank account. there was any relationship are available for perusal at the
The Jewish News published to- there," said HMC Director Rab- HMC.
asofsky," belonged to a grand-
day (pages 10 and 12) most of the bi Charles Rosenzweig. "As of to-
As late as last fall, the Swiss
mother before her marriage.
"Who knows? They were from list of 2,000 donnant, World War day, we haven't been able, to Bankers AssoCiation claimed
there were only 775 accounts to-
Poland and why they would have II-era accounts released last locate individuals so far."
any money in a Swiss account I week by the Swiss banks. Most
Added HMC librarian Fayga taling over $30 million. 0
have no idea. But I'll look," he of the accounts belong to non- Weiss, "We didn't really find out
said.' Silow plans to contact an at- Jews, and the Web site from whether anyone has a rightful See LIST pages 10 & 12
torney to find out how to estab- which the information was culled
Digging For Clues
A few locals believe they have relatives who left money in Swiss bank accounts.
Now comes the hard part.
JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER
ew people seem to know
anyone with relatives who
left behind funds in a Swiss
/ hank account during the
Holocaust.
Gail Novetsky suspects that
two uncles in her family may
have stowed money in Swiss ac-
counts before they tried emigrat-
ing to the United States.
But she isn't sure without hav-
ing a complete list in front of her.
The dormant bank accounts list
was. released July 22 by major
Swiss banks.
Novetsky, of Oak Park, said
relatives in New York told her
there was a chance that somebody
left behind in Europe was on the
list, like David Novetsky, her fa-
ther-in-law's brother, and Harry
Weltman, her father's brother.
Both were turned back from the
United States because of mental
retardation. She said there were
others in her family, like her
grandmother's parents, who
might have also had accounts.
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