The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/restitution/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png restitution | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/restitution/ 32 32 As Europe celebrates its past, US Holocaust envoy reminds states of their darker side https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-europe-celebrates-its-past-a-us-holocaust-envoy-reminds-them-of-its-darker-side/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:19:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2965514 Ellen Germain is keeping tabs as certain countries quietly attempt to revise their histories, working to ensure that a fair and nuanced vision of the past is maintained

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]]> Lithuania passes law allocating $38 million in restitution for Holocaust survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuania-passes-law-allocating-38-million-in-restitution-for-holocaust-survivors/ Sat, 31 Dec 2022 06:05:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2913493 Lithuanian parliament nearly doubles money already set aside for claims in country where 90% of Jews were killed in the Holocaust; bill not supported by all lawmakers

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]]> German prince fights for estate ‘stolen’ after his grandfather tried to kill Hitler https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-prince-fights-for-estate-stolen-after-his-grandfather-tried-to-kill-hitler/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:25:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2661725 Prince Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth III was tortured and imprisoned after being involved in Operation Valkyrie; his heirs want their property back, but Germany's government disagrees

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]]> Kenneth Feinberg helps 9/11 families find ‘Worth’ in Obama-produced Netflix film https://www.timesofisrael.com/kenneth-feinberg-helps-9-11-families-find-worth-in-obama-produced-netflix-film/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:51:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2611463 Filmmakers play it safe in the historical drama out Sept. 3 about a controversial victim compensation fund, avoiding grittier details in an effort that rings hollow 20 years later

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]]> Luxembourg signs restitution deal to pay for funds, art looted during Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/luxembourg-signs-restitution-deal-to-pay-for-funds-art-looted-during-holocaust/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:43:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2477247 Agreement announced on International Holocaust Remembrance Day also provides financial resources to promote remembrance, education and research of Jewish genocide

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]]> Queen’s Gambit orphanage is German Jewish-built castle that was seized by Nazis https://www.timesofisrael.com/queens-gambit-orphanage-is-german-jewish-built-castle-that-was-seized-by-nazis/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:40:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2463324 The hidden, tragic story of Schloss Schulzendorf, built by a Berlin department store owner, confiscated by Third Reich, obscured by the Soviets, restituted, abandoned, rediscovered

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]]> French court blocks Roma bid for restitution under Jewish Holocaust victim laws https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-court-blocks-roma-bid-for-restitution-under-jewish-holocaust-victim-laws/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:53:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2396281 Top court says it's legal to differentiate between victim groups, because only Jews were subject to a 'policy of systematic extermination'

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]]> Court lets California museum keep Nazi-looted art https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-lets-california-museum-keep-nazi-looted-art/ Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:00:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1900222 US appeals court rules that seized masterpieces need not be given to relatives of original Jewish owners

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]]> 59 US senators protest Poland’s Holocaust restitution bill https://www.timesofisrael.com/59-us-senators-protest-polands-holocaust-restitution-bill/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 22:42:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1818257 Proposal 'would discriminate against virtually all American survivors and heirs on the basis that they are not currently citizens of Poland,' lawmakers say

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]]> Warsaw mayor to testify in Jewish property restitution probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/warsaw-mayor-to-testify-in-jewish-property-restitution-probe/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:47:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1638624 State commission investigates questionable returns of valuable properties seized under 1945 communist-era decree

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]]> Romania to raise payments for Holocaust survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/romania-to-raise-payments-for-holocaust-survivors/ Mon, 22 May 2017 04:32:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1623841 From July, state to pay up to $98 per month for each year of a person's deportation or detention

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]]> Historic alliance to locate looted Holocaust art is an exercise in ‘reconciliation’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-alliance-to-locate-looted-holocaust-art-an-exercise-in-reconciliation/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:29:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1576002 With over 4,000 artworks to be recovered, an unprecedented cooperative of public and private institutions steamrolls restitution for the estate of exiled magnate Rudolf Mosse

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]]> Mummy portraits stolen by Nazis, recovered, sell for over $300,000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/mummy-portraits-reclaimed-after-stolen-by-nazis-sell-for-over-300000/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:30:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1485473&preview_id=1485473 Swiss university bought the two paintings from widow of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' author, recently returned them to heirs of German Jew

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]]> Warsaw officials fired in row over communist-era restitutions https://www.timesofisrael.com/warsaw-officials-fired-in-row-over-communist-era-restitutions/ Sat, 27 Aug 2016 05:15:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1452159 City's mayor says she wants commission to review every return of property that took place in area since 1990

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]]> Nazi-looted ‘Adam’ and ‘Eve’ paintings to stay in California https://www.timesofisrael.com/nazi-looted-adam-and-eve-paintings-to-stay-in-california/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:47:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1450025 Ending 10-year legal battle, US court rules that seized masterpieces need not be given to relatives of original Jewish owners

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