September 10, 1952
Israel and West Germany Sign the Luxembourg Agreement
Historical context
On this day, September 10, 1952, Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany signed the Luxembourg reparations agreement. It entered into force on 27 March 1953.
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On this day, at Luxembourg, Konrad Adenauer and Moshe Sharett signed the agreement later registered as United Nations Treaty Series No. 2137. West Germany undertook payments to Israel for the cost of resettling Jewish refugees and a further sum to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
The treaty entered into force on 27 March 1953 after ratification. Menachem Begin led public protests against acceptance.
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- No. 2137. Agreement between the State of Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany · United Nations · United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 162 (1952-09-10) View source
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