In 1945, U.S. troops
confiscated a train full
of Hungarian Jewish property looted by the
Nazis. No serious attempt ever was made to
return the property to its rightful owners,
and this year the U.S. government settled a
class-action lawsuit by paying $25 million,
most of it to Hungarian Holocaust survivors
in need, and by pledging an apology. Click here to read the apology.