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Wasserman Schultz, Rubio: Restore rights

of Holocaust-era insurance policy beneficiaries

ashington, D.C. – April 13, ty’s darkest hour, leaving a permanent rations to hold onto this unjust enrich- cies. Equally as important, it will ex-
2021 – U.S. Rep. Debbie stain on history for all nations,” Rubio ment is an offensive re-victimization pose details about the insurers’ history
WWasserman Schultz (FL-23) said. “Congress must continue to do that cannot stand,” Wasserman Schultz of collaboration with Nazi authorities,”
and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) re- everything we can to support survivors said. said David Schaecter, of Miami, Presi-
introduced bipartisan legislation today and their families. It is unthinkable that Various groups have offered their dent of the Holocaust Survivors Foun-
to restore the rights of Holocaust-era a large number of Holocaust-era in- support for the legislation. dation USA.
insurance beneficiaries in recovering surance claims remain unpaid. It is far “Holocaust survivors are very “Holocaust survivors are in shock
billions in unclaimed payments that past time that survivors and their fam- grateful to Senators Rubio, Rosen and that the U.S. government took away
were left behind amid the chaos and ilies retrieve what they are rightfully Scott, and Representatives Wasser- our rights to go to an American court.
destruction of World War II. owed.” man Schultz, Zeldin, Kustoff and Ga- Insurance policies are contracts, not
Due to federal court rulings and a The Holocaust Insurance Account- ramendi, for leading Congress in the charity. How would those State and
failure by insurance companies to ad- ability Act of 2021 is being re-intro- quest for accountability from the in- Justice Department officials, and those
equately publish the names of recipi- duced by Wasserman Schultz and surers who betrayed our families. No judges, feel, if they lost everything, and
ents and pay these claims, 97% of the Rubio, along with its original co-spon- one can ever repay us for the murder then their own government said they
approximately 800,000 policies held in sors, who include Senators Jacky Ros- and destruction of the Holocaust. Yet, couldn’t even go to court like every
1938 have yet to be honored. The in- en (D-NV) and Rick Scott (R-FL), and insurers that profited from the Holo- other American citizen? They wouldn’t
surers’ demand that death certificates Reps. John Garamendi (CA-03), David caust, like Allianz, Generali, AXA and stand for it, and we shouldn’t have
and original policy paperwork be pro- Kustoff (TN-08) and Lee Zeldin (NY- others, have never been held account- to, either. So, we are very thankful to
duced was all but impossible for many 01). This legislation would: able. These companies owe more than Senators Rubio, Rosen and Scott, and
of those families who, at the time, had ‹ Validate state laws requiring insur- $25 billion to Holocaust victims, while Representatives Wasserman Schultz,
just survived death camps, experienced ers to publish policy-holder infor- so many survivors are living in pover- Zeldin, Kustoff and Garamendi, for be-
forced relocations, torture and death mation ty and misery, enduring suffering that ing our voice in Congress to change the
marches. ‹ Establish a federal cause of action should have never been allowed. This law and restore our rights. You are our
“It is the victims of the Holocaust in U.S. courts to ensure Holocaust vital legislation will allow survivors, last hope for justice,” said David Mer-
and their families who should be the survivors and heirs have access to and our children and grandchildren, to melstein, President of the Holocaust
heirs to unpaid policies that were set U.S. courts recover our family histories and lega- Survivors of Miami-Dade County.
aside for times of trouble – not the ‹ Provide a 10-year period of time
insurance companies,” Wasserman for cases to be brought after the
Schultz said. “This legislation would date of enactment
help restore the rights of families who “Preventing Holocaust survivors
were forced to endure the worst that and their families from collecting on HANDCRAFTED CUISINE.
humanity can inflict on a people.” documented policies is truly tragic, but LEGENDARY HOSPITALITY.
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