Irene Mermelstein's Mom buried the family's wealth in a hole in the back yard. It was Hungary, 1944, and the Nazi troops were coming down the street. Mermelstein's parents and siblings subsequently died in Auschwitz, and the family treasure was never recovered. So Mrs. Mermelstein is suing the U.S. Why the U.S.? Well, the answer seems to be that the Nazis hauled the loot from Hungarian Jews on a train, the Gold Train, which was intercepted by Americans in 1945. The U.S. claims to have returned identifiable property after the war, but Mermelstein's suit says the items in the train … Continue reading Gimme Reparations