Holocaust survivors continue to face roadblocks, including the U.S. government, in collecting on insurance policies taken out before the war, according to a New York Times report.

Aging survivors trying to reclaim insurance policies face opposition from the State Department over concerns that pressing claims could undermine an agreement reached in 2000 between the United States and Germany, which resulted in $300 million paid to survivors and their heirs, the Times reported. — jta

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