Overview
- Description
- Consists of documents pertaining to the restitution and indemnification case brought by Mr. Hugo Princz against the German Republic. Mr. Princz's case was represented by Washington DC attorney Steven R. Perles. Mr. Princz was one of the exceptionally few American-Jews who was liberated from a concentration camp in 1945. The case was settled for $2.1 million dollars.
- Date
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inclusive:
1992-2001
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Steven R. Perles
- Collection Creator
- Hugo Princz
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Case files.
- Extent
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19 oversize boxes
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection are protected by copyright and/or related rights, or contain sensitive personal information. Users may not share with a third party material that contains identifiable information of an individual (e.g., names, dates of birth, social security numbers, bank account information from the last 50 years, etc…) until 50 years after the last date in the file. The user is solely responsible for their use of this material.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
- Personal Name
- Perles, Steven.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Steven J. Perles donated this material to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He was Mr. Princz's attorney for his restitution trial.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:47
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