Gays included in reparation settlement.An agreement releasing $1.25 billion in Swiss bank accounts to Holocaust victims While victims of the Holocaust were primarily Jews, the Nazis also persecuted and often killed millions of members of other groups they considered inferior, undesirable or dangerous. , including homosexuals, may be signed as early as February February: see month. , says Morris A. Ratner, a gay attorney in the New York City New York City: see New York, city.New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. office of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann, and Bernstein. The firm is one of ten representing survivors and heirs in a U.S. district court case against the Swiss banks. Ratner expects to see few claims from gays but said "heirless Heir´less a. 1. Destitute of an heir. assets" could be turned over to gay organizations in remembrance of Holocaust victims. The court will take suggestions concerning distribution of these funds. |
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