My (Jewish) grandparents were victims of Nazi Concentration
Camps/Death Camps, and as such were later awarded (and continue to be
awarded) reparations for their suffering from Germany.  Hundreds of
thousands of Nazi victims have been awarded such settlements, mostly
in the 1970s.  My father, also Jewish, was under Nazi rule as well (in
forced filth-ridden/diease-ridden ghettos in Nazi-controlled Romania)
from 1939-1945.  My father has recently expressed interest in
obtaining similar compensation, but does not know where to go for
lawyers who handle such cases.  Where can I find such an attorney (or
other professional who deals with such cases?)

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 27 Aug 2006 01:15 PDT

Where (in the world) are you located (not your exact address, only the
country, and if possible, the nearest major city).

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 27 Aug 2006 12:37 PDT

I'd like to point out that Romania was at no time "Nazi-controlled".
They had their own Fascist government under prime minister Ion
Antonescu, and they were allies of Nazi Germany. While certainly
heavily influenced by the German antisemitic ideology, the crimes
against Jews in Romania happened under Romanian authority. Thus, the
Romanian government would now be responsible for compensation.

Scriptor

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Clarification of Question by jbrief-ga on 27 Aug 2006 13:54 PDT

We are currently located in New York City.

Dear Jbrief, 

As Scriptor mentioned, it is possible that you are not entitled to
reparations from the German government, because the persecution took
place outside Germany. Romania pays compensation mostly for property
lost because of the reparations, which indeed would require lots of
work to prove (that his parents had that property and that he's the
heir) and litigate (in any, because the Romanians have tried to set a
deadline on the claims, an issue that was only partly overturned in
the European Court for Human Rights).

See: 
Claims Conference - Romania
<http://www.claimscon.org/?url=romania> 

The (U.S.) Federal Government, too, has some programmes to help and
compensate Holocaust survivors. See:
USA: Holocaust Payments & Federal Benefits
<http://www.claimscon.org/?url=payments_benefits> 

In order to find a suitable lawyer, and to find out if you have a case
at all (which is worth spending the money on an advocate), contact the
Claims Conference, an organisation handling all Holocaust-related
claims:

15 East 26 Street
Room 906
New York, NY 10010
646-536-9100
Fax: 212-679-2126
General inquiries: info@claimscon.org 

I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
clarification on this answer before you rate it.

Evidently, it's not easy ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/619896.stm

I would be wary of hiring a lawyer (who may gladly take your money)
until you have fully investigated the viability of your father's
claim.

Please ... I am doubting that he suffered ...

However, I suggest you first make contact with others who are in the
same boat, if at all possible.

Good luck!

Bryan

Isn't it interesting how three little letters can change the meaning
of a sentence? Fortunately we all know you meant to include the word
"not" in your sentence.

But the Freudian implications...

Thanks, Mark ...

I really had intended to write:

Please ... I am NOT doubting that he suffered ...

My apologies!

Bryan