Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
They met in secret to negotiate the unthinkable – compensation for the survivors of the largest mass genocide in history. Survivors were in urgent need of help, but how could reparations be determined for the unprecedented destruction and suffering of a people? Reckonings explores this untold true story set in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman, Reckonings recounts the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders. Under the constant threat of violence, they forged ahead, knowing it would never be enough but hoping it could at least be an acknowledgement and a step towards healing.
After the screening of Reckonings, Elazar Barkan (Columbia University), Gabriel Goldstein (Yeshiva University Museum), Karen Heilig (Producer of Reckonings), and Anton Klix (Consulate General in New York) discussed the film.
They met in secret to negotiate the unthinkable – compensation for the survivors of the largest mass genocide in history. Survivors were in urgent need of help, but how could reparations be determined for the unprecedented destruction and suffering of a people? Reckonings explores this untold true story set in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman, Reckonings recounts the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders. Under the constant threat of violence, they forged ahead, knowing it would never be enough but hoping it could at least be an acknowledgement and a step towards healing.
After the screening of Reckonings, Elazar Barkan (Columbia University), Gabriel Goldstein (Yeshiva University Museum), Karen Heilig (Producer of Reckonings), and Anton Klix (Consulate General in New York) discussed the film.
