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SECOND INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF HOLOCAUST ENVOYS TO DISCUSS RESTITUTION...

Washington, DC, November 1, 2023:  At today’s conference at the State Department, the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) and the US Department of State brought together representatives from...

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WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (WJRO) DELEGATION VISITS MOLDOVA TO...

WJRO delegation meets with Moldova’s first-ever Special Representative for the Policies of Memory (Holocaust) and Combating Antisemitism; contributes to Kishinev Pogrom Conference: 120 Years Later,...

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THE WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (WJRO) WELCOMES NEW REPORT...

Findings underscore that the SNCB received German payments of more than 50 million Belgian francs for the deportation of over 25,000 Jews, Roma, resistance fighters & forced laborers on 28 convoys...

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GIDEON TAYLOR’S REMARKS AT THE UNITED NATIONS’ EVENT FOR INTERNATIONAL...

Gideon Taylor, President, World Jewish Restitution Organization Inauguration Ceremony of “We’re Still Standing” Photo Exhibition “Each Holocaust survivor represents hope over despair, survival over...

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GLOBAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ART RESTITUTION OVER PAST 25 YEARS FINDS...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers keynote address unveiling historic endorsement of Best Practices by 22 countries in art and cultural property restitution at event jointly convened by...

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NEW REPORT RECOMMENDS CONTINUED PROVENANCE RESEARCH AND ESTABLISHMENT OF...

Report Addresses Accountability and Transparency in Nazi Looted Art Restitution at the Emil Bührle Collection Foundation at the Kunsthaus Zürich (New York, NY) June 28, 2024 — The World Jewish...

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WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (WJRO) ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION...

Nearly 4,100 Survivors to benefit from restitution of communal properties wrongfully seized during and after WWII, support especially meaningful to Holocaust survivors displaced near Gaza border (New...

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THE WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (WJRO) WELCOMES CROATIAN...

Positive Step Forward;  Further Actions Needed for Other Restitution Issues (New York, NY) September 22, 2024: The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) welcomes the Croatian Government’s...

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BELGIUM’S RAILWAY HOLOCAUST REPORT FALLS SHORT ON SURVIVOR REMEDIES

WJRO Calls for Concrete Action to Support Holocaust Survivors and Honor Victims of SNCB Deportations   Statement from Gideon Taylor, President, and Mark Weitzman, COO, World Jewish Restitution...

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The Zekelman Holocaust Center and the World Jewish Restitution Organization...

New Site Also Provides Information on Looted Art and Artifacts to Help Survivors and their Families Reclaim their Cultural Heritage Farmington Hills, Mich., February 19, 2025 – The Zekelman Holocaust...

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