The newly-published accounts are "probably or
possibly" owned by Victims of Nazi Persecution, and were open in a Swiss bank
between 1933-1945.org, and the Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation (Swiss bank
settlement), http://www.

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The publication is being made in connection with the
administration of the $1.
Thus far, the CRT has identified approximately 2,800 Swiss bank accounts
owned by Victims of Nazi Persecution, and has awarded approximately $219
million to bank account claimants. Judge Korman
has allocated $205 million to social service agencies to assist the poorest
victims of Nazism throughout the world with food, clothing, fuel and other
necessities .

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That story concerns the Albanians of Southeast
Europe, who risked their lives -- and succeeded -- to save thousands of Jews
from the horrors of the Holocaust. Shan Zefi and Lush
Gjergji from Kosova; Imam Jusuf Bala, Albanian American Islamic Center; Fr. Finally, 400 Power of Attorney
Holders are separately listed in an effort to provide additional information
about the newly-published accounts .

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Publication of the newly available information is the result of extensive
negotiations with the Swiss banks in an effort to provide claimants with all
available information. A complete list of the 3,100 names and all necessary
application forms are available at the websites of the CRT,
http://www.

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The Albanian rescuers, overwhelmingly of
the Islamic faith, acted out of the Albanian tradition known as Besa -- an
ancient code of honor that obliges Albanians to save the life of anyone
seeking refuge, even if it means risking one's own life.
On Sunday, May 15, the Albanian American Civic League and Foundation will
honor and remember the heroism of the Albanian people, as well as celebrate
their ongoing religious tolerance and resistance to oppression. Gershman will be
honored along with Harvey Sarner, author of Rescue in Albania, and Mike
Fishman, president of Local 32BJ.
Pjeter Popaj, Our Lady of Shkodra Church; Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, New York
Board of Rabbis; and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Park Avenue Synagogue. The newly published
names also include accounts owned by Polish and Hungarian depositors that were
published locally in Poland and Hungary , but that have not been the subject of
worldwide publication. We will not rest until
every claim has been carefully investigated.

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Ardian Gjini, Minister of the
Environment, Kosova; Professors Petrit Zorba and Apostol Kotani, Albanian-
Israeli Friendship Association; Bishop Mark Sopi and Frs.com Potential claimants may also call
designated help centers throughout the world for information concerning the
claims process.
"Great credit should go to the dedicated staff of the CRT, as well as the
extraordinary efforts of the Claims Conference and the International
Organization for Migration in Geneva, whose research, computer, and
administrative skills have made it possible to carry out the most extensive
individual claims program ever undertaken by an American class action," said
Professor Neuborne.

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Banks Agree to Release 3,100 Additional Names After Lengthy Talks;
New Bank Account Claims Due No Later than July 13, 2005

Swiss Bank Settlement Fund Reaches $690 Million in Distributions
Affecting 328,000 Persons:

$219 Million Distributed to Owners of 2,800 Holocaust-era Swiss Bank Accounts

$255 Million Distributed to 176,000 Surviving Slave Laborers

$205 Million Distributed or Firmly Committed to Social Agencies
Serving the Poorest Survivors

$11 Million Distributed to Wartime Refugees Denied Entry or Persecuted in
Switzerland

NEW YORK, On January 13, 2005, the Swiss Bank
Holocaust settlement fund will publish an additional list of 2,700 names of
potential Swiss bank account owners, and the names of 400 Power of Attorney
Holders of Swiss bank accounts.

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The Albanian example
is one of compassion, kindness, and religious tolerance, not of hatred and
terror. The VIP reception begins at 5:30 p.25 billion settlement between Holocaust survivors and
Swiss banks reached in January, 1999, in the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of New York before Chief Judge Edward R.
An earlier list of approximately 21,000 accounts was similarly published
in February, 2001. As a result of
extensive negotiations , the CRT is now authorized to match particularly
promising claims against larger databases consisting of up to 4.1 million
accounts open during the relevant period for which any records survive.
Unfortunately , all records of more than 2 million accounts have been destroyed
by the banks, making it impossible to trace their ownership.

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Additional special guests include: Hon., and dinner will be served at
7:00 p. After extensive negotiations, the
Swiss authorities have now authorized the publication of the 2,400 names.

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Publication of the information concerning the newly-published accounts on
January 13, 2005 will begin a new six-month claims period, ending on July 13,
2005, during which owners of the newly published accounts or their heirs may
file a claim to a newly-published bank account with the Claims Resolution
Tribunal (CRT), established by the District Court to administer the bank
account claims process. More than $10 million has been distributed to more than 4,000
Jewish and Roma refugees who were barred from Switzerland or mistreated there
during WW II," said Professor Neuborne.

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crt-ii. The claims period for the February, 2001 accounts has
expired. Forcing the Swiss banks to produce the additional
lists of victim's names is another step to ensure that the fiduciary
responsibilities of some of the world's most important banks be fulfilled,"
said attorney Mel Weiss of Milberg Weiss Bershad + Schulman LLP, one of the
lead attorneys in the cases that brought about the settlement.

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Members of Congress and Interfaith Religious Leaders Pay Tribute to the Albanian People Who Saved Thousands of Jews from the Nazis

In addition, the newly-published names include accounts identified by
Switzerland in 1962 as potentially owned by Holocaust victims that have been
published earlier, but that have not yet been claimed.

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House International Relations Committee
Chairman Henry Hyde and former Chairman Ben Gilman, New York State Senators
Nick Spano and Jeffrey Klein, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Jewish,
Christian and Muslim religious leaders also will be in attendance.

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U.S. District Court Announces Holocaust-Era Swiss Bank Funds Can Be Claimed Against New Published List of 3 100 Names

Until now, bank account claims have been matched by
the CRT against a data base consisting of 36,000 accounts identified by the
Volcker Audit as potentially owned by Holocaust victims.

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m. The District Court has allocated up to $800 million for the payment
of bank account claims.
Burt Neuborne, the New York University Law Professor designated by the
Court to serve as lead Settlement Counsel, announced the following interim
distribution figures for the settlement fund:
"I am pleased to announce that approximately $700 million has now been
distributed from the Swiss bank settlement to Holocaust victims or their
heirs. The CRT has identified 2,800 Swiss bank accounts owned by Holocaust
victims, and has awarded approximately $219 million, with significant
additional distributions anticipated," said Professor Neuborne.

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CONTACT: Patty Kennedy, +1-212-300-1802, for the Albanian American Civic
League

Korman. 2,400 of the newly- published names were identified by
an audit conducted by Paul Volcker in December, 1999, as "probably or
possibly" owned by Holocaust victims.swissbankclaims.
"All told, the Swiss bank settlement has now touched the lives of more
than 300,000 Holocaust survivors and victims ' heirs.

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All media must be registered in
advance.

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Congressman
Tom Lantos, Ranking Member of the House International Relations Committee and
a Holocaust survivor, will deliver the keynote address . Certain other names were obtained by CRT investigators
from publicly available archival sources . CRT will accept new claims only in connection with the newly
published accounts.

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m. Swiss banking authorities declined to
permit their publication in February 2001. The CRT is continuing to process bank
account claims and anticipates awarding substantial additional funds to
claimants.

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15th Anniversary Dinner 'Salute to Albanian Tolerance, Resistance,
and Hope: Remembering Besa and the Holocaust'

When: Sunday, May 15, 2005
Where: The Sheraton Hotel, 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue,
New York, New York

NEW YORK, On the 60th anniversary of the end of
World War II and the liberation of the Nazi death camps, there is another
story that is seldom told.

Note to reporters: Please contact Patty Kennedy at 212-300-1802, to
arrange interviews, or to RSVP to the event.

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Norman Gershman , a
well-known fine art photographer, will premiere his inspiring photos taken in
Albania and Kosova of the families who rescued Jews during World War II, which
will be exhibited at Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem , next fall.
"In addition, researchers have identified about 158,000 surviving Jewish
slave laborers, and 18,000 Roma surviving slave laborers, and have made
payments of $1,450 to each, totaling approximately $255 million.
"More than six decades after frightened Europeans tried to hide their
assets from the Nazis by trusting the vaunted Swiss bankers, the banks have
still not come forward with all the information necessary to rightfully
restore all those assets.