Tag: World Jewish Restitution Organization
WJRO welcomes Lithuania’s move to partially compensate Holocaust victims
The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) on Sunday welcomed Lithuanian legislation addressing Holocaust survivors’ restitution claims, the organization announced in a statement.
The new legislation, introduced by Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, would provide over...
Will the Polish anti-restitution law permanently harm ties with Israel and Jewish community?
Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on Aug. 14 that would prevent individuals with property seized by either the Nazis during...
Dutch national railway to compensate Holocaust survivors and their families
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the Dutch national railway company, announced over the weekend that it had completed the necessary preparation to pay compensation to Holocaust survivors who were sent via Dutch trains to the death...
Rethinking restitution: A case for Jewish dignity
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki recently asserted that his government would never agree to pay restitution for property stolen from Jews during the Holocaust. This is in stark contrast to other European Union states,...
Bosnia required to return stolen World War II Jewish property before joining EU
The European Parliament set clear conditions this week for Bosnia and Herzegovina to start on the path to membership in the European Union: the enactment of legislation to regulate the restitution of property stolen...