Jerry Nadler: “I rise today in support of House Resolution 323 expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President…”

“I rise today in support of House Resolution 323 expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Clinton and Secretary of State Christopher should publicly and quickly resolve the case of Hugo Princz with the German Government. The support of our Government, at the highest levels, is what is needed to ensure that Mr. Princz finally obtains the compensation he deserves. The story of Hugo Princz and his family is, by now, well known. Although he was a U.S. citizen, he and his family were arrested by the Nazis and deported to concentration camps. Only Mr. Princz survived his internment at Auschwitz and Dachau. Unlike many survivors of the Holocaust, Mr. Princz has been denied reparations by the German Government because he was never formally processed as a refugee through a center for displaced persons. Ironically, it was his American citizenship which landed him instead in an American military hospital rather than a D.P. center. Mr. Speaker, Hugo Princz has diligently pursued his every legal option since 1955 without success. His case is compelling. The injustice he has suffered--first at the hands of the Nazis, then through the indifference of the post-war government--is enormous. It is not too late to provide Hugo Princz with the compensation he rightfully deserves.”