"A Mutual Responsibility and a Moral Obligation" The Final Report on Germany's Compensation Programs for Forced Labor and Other Personal Injuries

by Jansen, Michael; Saathoff, Günter

• ISBN13: 9780230612648
• ISBN10: 0230612644
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780230104259
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This book contains the final report of Germany's "Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future" Foundation, giving a comprehensive history of the country's use of slave labor during World War II and the complex process by which reparations for survivors were negotiated.

Author Biography

Michael Jansen is a diplomat and retired State Secretary. He headed the Board of Directors of the Remembrance, Responsibility and Future Foundation from September 2000 to June 2004 and from June 2006 to June 2007. Günter Saathoff was General Commissioner for the Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future Foundation for cooperation with the partner organizations and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2003.

Table of Contents

From Forced Labor in Nazi Germany to the ""Remembrance, Responsibility and Future"" Foundation

Final Report on the Compensation Programs Carried Out by the ""Remembrance, Responsibility and Future"" Foundation

Portraits of Former Forced Laborers

Statement by Federal President Johannes Rau

The Law on the Creation of a Foundation ""Remembrance, Responsibility and Future""

Announcement of the German American Agreement concerning the Foundation ""Remembrance, Responsibility and Future

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