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European Nations Fail to Uphold Commitment to Returning Jewish Property

Holocaust propertySeveral European nations have failed to uphold their end of the deal after singing a 2009 declaration, the Terezin Declartion, detailing the treatment of immovable property restitution for those assets taken during the Holocaust-era. A new comprehensive study reveals the national signatories who have not returned the property taken from the Jewsish during World War II. Forty-seven countries singed the declaration vowing to resolve the Holocaust property issues, but many have only partially complied, while some have done nothing to honor their commitments. It is essential that these countries commit to providing restitution or compensation while the remaining survivors can still benefit.

See Perry Chiaramonte, European Nations Not Returning Jewish Properties Taken During Holocaust Era, Fox News, April 24, 2017.