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New York (JTA) — A leading
European insurance firm is
poised to pay at least $65 million
to settle claims that it refused to
honor the policies of Eastern
European Holocaust survivors
after World War II.
A spokesman for the Italian
firm, Assicurazioni Generali, con
firmed news of the settlement,
which was announced by Sen.
Alfonse D'Amato.
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8/28
1998
42 Detroit Jewish News
New York (JTA) — A German
Jewish leader called for an end to
delays over a proposed national
Holocaust memorial in Berlin.
Ignatz Bubis said the plans for
the memorial, which have been
mired in controversy for more
than a decade, were being stalled
by what he called flimsy argu-
ments.
Bubis' comments came after
directors and curators of
Holocaust memorials at German
concentration camps said they
opposed the idea of building a
central Holocaust memorial in
Berlin. The statement released
Aug. 13 came amid growing
opposition to the memorial by
German leaders. The plan is sup-
ported by Chancellor Helmut
Kohl, who is currently trailing in
polls for the Sept. 27 elections.
New York (JTA) — The top U.S.
official involved in the settlement
talks between Holocaust sur-
vivors and Swiss banks is urging
Jewish groups to come to an
agreement on how to spend the
$1.25 billion settlement reached
recently.
Undersecretary of State for
Economic Affairs Stuart Eizenstat
said that Jewish groups involved
in the process should take their
cue from survivors and proceed
in a "dignified and orderly way”
to avoid an "unseemly disagree-
ment in court."