Restitution
For every looted Schiele, there are countless looted Jewish artifacts
What other paintings, books and kiddush cups that tell the story of a family lie today behind closed doors and in private homes?
Top US Holocaust officials: Oct. 7 massacre creates ‘new momentum’ for restitution
Editor's Notes: The race to reclaim Nazi-looted art
German museum curator returns looted art to Holocaust victim descendants
Does Poland love Jews? Restitution law implies no - opinion
The Polish Parliament threw a cold dose of reality on any sense of reconciliation that might take place.
Poland's Holocaust restitution law is an injustice - editorial
The move has resulted in a severe crisis between Israel and Poland, which had previously enjoyed a strong relationship, with Warsaw being one of Jerusalem’s staunch allies in the European Union.
Grapevine August 18, 2021: Pole vaulting
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
UK joins opposition to Polish anti-restitution law
The UK expressed disappointment at the passing of the Polish law limiting opportunities for property restitution.
Poland recalls ambassador to Israel indefinitely
Israel recalled its envoy from Poland to protest a new law that limits the ability of Jews to recover property seized by Nazis during the Holocaust.
After Polish restitution law, Lapid recalls embassy head to Israel
After Polish approval of the WWII restitution law, FM Lapid said that the new Israeli Ambassador to Poland will not travel to Warsaw, and the Polish ambassador will be advised to stay in Poland.
Israel, US coordinating response to Polish anti-restitution law
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that he urged Poland's President Duda not to sign the bill into law but rather refer the bill to Poland’s constitutional tribunal.
Polish Law preventing restitution of Jewish property passes in Senate
"The law will strongly harm [Israel's] relations with Poland," Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said.
US senators urge Polish president to stymie property restitution law
The legislation, which would make property restitution impossible for those who lost property to the Polish Communist regime after the Holocaust, is set for a vote in the Polish Senate this week.
Activist and Holocaust survivor David Mermelstein dies at 92
Like so many other survivors, as he aged, Mermelstein overcame his reluctance to speak about the Holocaust and made communication his forte.
