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. Award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman tells the story of the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders, who forged ahead under a constant threat of violence, knowing it would never be enough but hoping it could at least be an acknowledgment and a step toward healing. 

“A tale of emotion and moral conflict.” Ben Sales, Jewish Philanthropy

“The film expertly combines archival footage, survivors’ testimony, and interviews with historians, Adenauer’s granddaughter, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) executives and others.” Alan Zeitlin, Jewish News Service 

Winner: Audience Award - Australia International Jewish Film Festival 2022.

Selection: UK Jewish Film Festival 2022, Chicago Jewish Film Festival 2022, Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2022, Australia International Jewish Film Festival 2022.

This film is in the competition for the Audience Best Documentary Film of the Fest Award.

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