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JL;DR SUMMARY The French national railway company SNCF has long attempted to obscure its role in the Holocaust, during which it transported over 76,000 Jews to Nazi concentration camps. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustHolocaust SurvivorsFranceRestitutionWar CrimesNazi CollaborationU.S. CongressLooted ArtHear ActSncf

Places mentioned

France
"...SNCF operated trains that carried more than 76,000 Jews, along with other prisoners, to their deaths in Nazi concentration camps."
Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France
"...commissioned a feature film, La Bataille du Rail (The Battle of the Rails), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival..."
Monaco
"...operates nearly all rail transport from France to Monaco."
United States
"Now, as Holocaust survivors and their heirs fight another battle, this time in the U.S. Congress over stolen art, the SNCF has resurfaced..."
Connecticut, United States
"Sens. Cornyn and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced bipartisan legislation in May 2025 to eliminate the sunset provision..."

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