Earlier, on October 11,
2005 the United States issued an apology and, on December 27, paid $25. "Once the settlement was
approved, disbursement of funds came quickly, capping years of litigation and
months of tough negotiation."
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Seitz praised attorneys for both plaintiffs and the Department of Justice, who
defended the U. Over several months, Mr."
Steve Berman of Hagens Berman LLC in Seattle, another attorney
representing plaintiffs , explained the impact of the case on the survivors:
"For the individual Hungarian Holocaust survivors who worked closely with the
legal team over a period of four years to prosecute and win this lawsuit , the
case engendered painful associations and brought back deeply disturbing
memories. To elude invading Soviet forces, Nazis loaded
the most valuable of stolen goods on board a freight train and transported
them into Austria where the U.S. The Albanian example
is one of compassion, kindness , and religious tolerance, not of hatred and
terror. Congressman
Tom Lantos, Ranking Member of the House International Relations Committee and
a Holocaust survivor, will deliver the keynote address ., and dinner will be served at
7:00 p.

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"Eventually, however, the judge upheld our complaint and ,
with the concurrence of both parties, appointed Fred Fielding, the
distinguished Washington lawyer and former government official, to mediate
resolution of the lawsuit. U. Army took the treasures into custody in the
days following the end of hostilities on May 8, 1945.
"Fifty years after the events, the United States Presidential Commission
on Holocaust Assets in the United States issued its Progress Report on the
Hungarian Gold Train, which, for the first time, revealed the United States '
role in the handling and disposition of Gold Train property," explained Samuel
Dubbin, of Dubbin + Kravetz, another attorney representing Gold Train
plaintiffs.
On Sunday, May 15, the Albanian American Civic League and Foundation will
honor and remember the heroism of the Albanian people, as well as celebrate
their ongoing religious tolerance and resistance to oppression.

Note to reporters: Please contact Patty Kennedy at 212-300-1802, to
arrange interviews, or to RSVP to the event.

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While there isn't enough money in the world to
compensate Holocaust survivors for what they went through, the government's
acknowledgment of responsibility and fair, just settlement will foster healing
and bring closure to this unfortunate episode in American history."

Fred Fielding Brought Parties Together
"The government vigorously fought the Rosner suit on procedural grounds by
challenging the timing of the claims and the court's jurisdiction," Attorney
Cuneo continued. Their needs have far outstripped the resources
available today.
BOCA RATON, FL

Selfhelp Community Services Inc.

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Cuneo continued: "Our team effort united plaintiffs, attorneys ,
experts and consultants." She said the lawsuit and its resolution "speaks so well of
lawyers as truly [embodying] what de Tocqueville saw lawyers contributing to
our democracy.

CONTACT: Patty Kennedy, +1-212-300-1802, for the Albanian American Civic
League

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law and policy , high ranking Army officers requisitioned some of the Gold
Train property -- silver ware, china, crystal, rugs, paintings and furniture -
- to furnish their villas during the occupation of Austria . The Albanian rescuers, overwhelmingly of
the Islamic faith, acted out of the Albanian tradition known as Besa -- an
ancient code of honor that obliges Albanians to save the life of anyone
seeking refuge, even if it means risking one's own life.

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forces in Austria.
"In successfully challenging the actions of the United States and
achieving this historic settlement, we overcame seemingly insurmountable
obstacles of time, distance, language and the federal legal barrier of
sovereign immunity," explained Jonathan Cuneo of Cuneo Gilbert + LaDuca in
Washington, DC, the lead counsel for the plaintiffs.

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U.S. During this litigation, the legal team and
our experts greatly expanded the public record on the handling of the Gold
Train property.

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S.S.

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Agencies Serving Hungarian Holocaust Survivors Receive First Round of Gold Train Lawsuit Settlement Funds

Judge Patricia Seitz."
Another Hungarian survivor, Alex Moskovic, who lives in Hobe Sound,
Florida, also followed the litigation closely, attended hearings and worked
with plaintiffs counsel and the Justice Department to formulate the
settlement." In late 1944, Nazis in Hungary
forcibly confiscated property of its' Jewish community and sent most Jews to
concentration and labor camps. In contravention of
U.I. Now, with this settlement, the survivors, their attorneys,
and the United States Government can take pride in finally achieving justice
and putting the Gold Train behind us. Ardian Gjini, Minister of the
Environment , Kosova; Professors Petrit Zorba and Apostol Kotani, Albanian-
Israeli Friendship Association; Bishop Mark Sopi and Frs.

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District Judge Patricia A. He is relieved funds are
being disbursed so quickly: "A lot of the Hungarian survivors in the U. This will be a great help for
Hungarian survivors who need additional help, as well as for those who have
needs that never came forward before.

Allocations from the Hungarian Gold Train Settlement
Thus far, $4.
VICTORIA

Canada

Circle of Care
TORONTO

Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors
MONTREAL

UIA Federations Canada
TORONTO

Hungary
Hungarian Jewish Social Support Foundation
BUDAPEST

Israel
Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel
TEL AVIV

Romania
Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania (FEDROM)
BUCHAREST

Sweden
Jewish Community of Stockholm
STOCKHOLM

United States

Association of Jewish Service Agencies
ELIZABETH , NJ

Bikur Cholim of Rockland County
MONSEY, NY

Blue Card Inc.

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government cooperated to achieve justice for Hungarian Holocaust
survivors. Judge Likens Role of Plaintiffs Attorneys to de Tocqueville's
American Ideal
The suit, Irving Rosner, et. Even though it took 60 years,
the Jews' property that was taken from them is being given back to Hungarians
who need help in a real symbol of American justice.

Members of Congress and Interfaith Religious Leaders Pay Tribute to the Albanian People Who Saved Thousands of Jews from the Nazis

Norman Gershman, a
well-known fine art photographer, will premiere his inspiring photos taken in
Albania and Kosova of the families who rescued Jews during World War II, which
will be exhibited at Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem , next fall. Gershman will be
honored along with Harvey Sarner, author of Rescue in Albania, and Mike
Fishman, president of Local 32BJ.

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They need this help immediately and I want to express our
gratitude to the Judge, the Justice Department, and our lawyers for getting
this whole case settled in a dignified way and making these funds available. revolved around the saga of a trainload of looted Hungarian
Jewish assets known as the "Gold Train. During the same period, lower ranking G. "Suddenly , Hungarian Holocaust survivors who had reason to
believe family treasures were on the Gold Train regained hope and began
contacting attorneys seeking recovery of their property, or at least an
accounting from the Government."

For More Information
For case documents, visit http://www.

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The belongings, including gold, jewelry, artwork and religious
treasures, were looted in Hungary by Nazis who shipped the valuables on a
train heading West ahead of advancing Soviet troops. The train and its cargo
were later obtained by U.
Attorneys said this was the first suit of its kind brought against the
United States.S.S. I
even had to go to my own mother and father to put their rings and jewelry into
the pail -- and all those valuables went to the rail yard and onto the Gold
Train. I am very proud the United States admitted it did wrong by not
returning that property to the Jewish people.

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2 million has been distributed to these 27 social service
institutions worldwide for eligible Hungarian Holocaust survivors in financial
need:

Australia

Jewish Care - New South Wales
SYDNEY

Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc. 15th Anniversary Dinner 'Salute to Albanian Tolerance, Resistance,
and Hope: Remembering Besa and the Holocaust'

When: Sunday, May 15, 2005
Where: The Sheraton Hotel, 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue,
New York, New York

NEW YORK, On the 60th anniversary of the end of
World War II and the liberation of the Nazi death camps, there is another
story that is seldom told.

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All three branches of the
U.org .m.

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S.S.S. are
well into their 80s and 90s.

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The agencies will
provide funding for emergency services (medicine, food, housing, dentures,
eyeglasses, food, home care, etc. Members of both
Houses of Congress of both parties used their powerful voice to call this case
to the attention of senior Administration officials. Fielding skillfully led
us to this agreement. He said: "I am especially pleased that the Gold Train funds are
coming forth so quickly after the settlement was finalized , because time is
the enemy of so many survivors in need.
NEW YORK, NY


Contact:

Jonathan Cuneo of Cuneo Gilbert + LaDuca, LLP: 202-789-3970 or
cell: 202-487-8546

Jeff McCord of McCord + Associates: 540-364-4769

Shan Zefi and Lush
Gjergji from Kosova; Imam Jusuf Bala, Albanian American Islamic Center; Fr. All media must be registered in
advance.

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The Conference on Jewish
Material Claims Against Germany, which has substantial experience overseeing
the funding of social services for survivors under various restitution
programs, will distribute the funds to several social agencies according to a
plan approved by U. This is government at its best. United States of America, was filed in
May 2001 on behalf of Hungarian Holocaust survivors and their heirs in the
United States District Court for Southern Florida where many of the survivors
now reside."

Saga of the Gold Train
Rosner v. That story concerns the Albanians of Southeast
Europe, who risked their lives -- and succeeded -- to save thousands of Jews
from the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Federal Judge Praises Attorneys and Resolution of First Case of Its Kind

WASHINGTON, Attorneys representing Hungarian
Holocaust survivors today announced disbursement of the first funds for
Hungarian survivors in need as part of the United States Government 's
settlement of the "Gold Train" class action lawsuit.S. al."
David Mermelstein, of Miami , one of the original plaintiffs in the case
was instrumental in helping fashion the settlement.
PLANTATION, FL

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA

Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, CT

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
CHICAGO, IL

Pesach Tikvah/ Door of Hope
BROOKLYN , NY

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service of South Palm Beach County, Inc.

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In approving the settlement, presiding federal judge Patricia A."

Holocaust Survivors Are The Heroes in Winning Suit
One such Holocaust survivor, Jack Rubin, lives in Boynton Beach, Florida,
followed the case closely and worked with plaintiffs' counsel. The remaining property was
eventually auctioned in New York.hungariangoldtrain.
Pjeter Popaj, Our Lady of Shkodra Church; Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, New York
Board of Rabbis; and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Park Avenue Synagogue.m.

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5
million as restitution for improper conduct by American military personnel in
handling personal property of Hungarian Jewish families in the aftermath of
World War II. Seitz. Additionally, $500,000 will be allocated to an institution to
establish and compile an archive of records and artifacts documenting the Gold
Train events, as well as the fate of Hungarian Jews in the Holocaust, no later
than March 31, 2006. He explained
his story and emotions: "When I was only 15 years old, we were rounded up in
the Beregsasz ghetto, a brick factory, where the Hungarian and Nazi guards
handed me a pail and made me collect everybody's cash and other valuables.
NEW YORK, NY

Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family + Children's Service
WEST PALM BEACH, FL

Guardians of the Sick Alliance/Bikur Cholim of Boro Park
BROOKLYN, NY

Jewish Community Services of South Florida
NORTH MIAMI, FL

Jewish Family + Children's Service of Greater Boston
WALTHAM , MA

Jewish Family + Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA

Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
BEACHWOOD, OH

Jewish Family Service for Southeast Michigan
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI

Jewish Family Service of Broward County Inc.
Additional special guests include: Hon.

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Much of that
property was never returned.

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funds will pay for social welfare benefits to financially
needy Hungarian Holocaust survivors worldwide."
Moreover, in a rare expression of approbation by a sitting federal jurist ,
Judge Seitz singled-out the plaintiffs attorneys for "bringing [this case]
against all odds.

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civilian employees simply stole valuables. For more
general information, please contact Jeff McCord, public relations
representative of plaintiffs counsel located in Northern Virginia
(Wash DC area) at 540-364-4769; and/or Jonathan Cuneo of Cuneo Gilbert +
LaDuca, LLP, the lead plaintiffs ' attorney, cell: 202-487-8546.

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Under the settlement, over the next five years in excess of $21
million from U.) to Hungarian survivors who are not
currently receiving adequate assistance (see list of receiving agencies
below)., for the quality of their legal work and reaching "a fair
and reasonable settlement in which the whole of the compromise is better than
the sum of the parts. House International Relations Committee
Chairman Henry Hyde and former Chairman Ben Gilman, New York State Senators
Nick Spano and Jeffrey Klein, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Jewish,
Christian and Muslim religious leaders also will be in attendance.

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Once we had laid out our strong case and mediation
began, the Department of Justice and plaintiffs' team worked in concert under
the guidance and leadership of U. By agreeing to re-open these wounds and working energetically with
us, these lead plaintiffs were the real heroes in this action.S. The VIP reception begins at 5:30 p.

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