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November 17, 2011

SNCF and Holocaust Survivors Legal Bid. Google. 17th November 2011

Holocaust survivors argue for quest to sue European companies

MiamiHerald.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON -- Few survived to tell the heart-rending survival story that Leo Bretholz chronicled in his book, "Leap Into Darkness," an account of his daring escape in 1942 from a French train bound for the Auschwitz concentration camp. ...

Victims try to sue railway over Holocaust deportations

Washington Post (blog) - ‎11 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON — A group of Holocaust survivors went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (Nov. 16) to push Congress for the right to sue European insurance companies in US courts for denying claims stemming from World War II. A bill sponsored by Rep. ...

Survivors fight to sue over Holocaust death trains

ABC Online - ‎11 hours ago‎
Holocaust survivors have asked US Congress to let them sue France's state-owned SNCF railway over its role in World War II deportations to Nazi death camps. "We are asking for the right to personally, rightfully claim what is ours," said Renee ...

Congress hears testimony on Holocaust claims

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - ‎12 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony on a number of Holocaust compensation bills. One bill considered in Wednesday's testimony would make it easier for claimants to make their case against ...

Survivors demand right to sue over Holocaust trains

AFP - ‎13 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON — Aged Holocaust survivors made impassioned pleas to the US Congress Wednesday to allow them to sue France's state-owned SNCF railway over its role in World War II deportations to Nazi death camps. "We are asking for the right to personally, ...

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