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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Crafting a Holocaust insurance solution that works

By Menachem Z. Rosensaft, JTAPublished June 27, 2012

NEW YORK -- There is a solution to get us beyond the seemingly endless stalemates and complications that continue to characterize the ongoing debate over Holocaust-era insurance claims. And I do not believe it can be found in the well-intentioned bill...

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla., second from left), and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla., third from left) at a meeting in Broward County, Fla. to discuss federal social services programs with Holocaust survivors in April.

Shoah insurance bill reignites controversy

Ron KampeasPublished June 22, 2011

WASHINGTON — It’s becoming a D.C. perennial: Every two years, a new Congress is ushered in and lawmakers from Florida herald a bill that once and for all will bring insurance companies to account for swindling Holocaust survivors.And every two years,...

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