The History of Reparations in America

The State of New York recently announced how its Holocaust Claims Processing Office helped secure over $183 million for victims and beneficiaries related to the Holocaust. You won’t find it in their<a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-holocaust-claims-processing-office-secured-over-183-million-victims" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> press release</a>, but these funds didn’t come from the State of New York or U.S. taxpayers. It was part of a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/german-jews-holocaust-survivors-claims-conference-compensation-6e50867ada8a79d32d192c99020ee1cc" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">$1.4 billion global distribution from Germany</a> announced last year. Since 1952, the German government has paid more than<a href="https://apnews.com/article/german-jews-holocaust-survivors-claims-conference-compensation-6e50867ada8a79d32d192c99020ee1cc" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> $90 billion in reparations</a> to individuals for suffering and losses resulting from persecution by the Nazis. These reparations are being quietly celebrated. Most citizens of New York haven’t even noticed, perhaps because it wasn’t their money being forked out. <a href="https://medium.com/afrosapiophile/the-history-of-reparations-in-america-23980dfc711e">Website</a>