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Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

Shira Bartov in Forward · 4 Mar

In a landmark act of restitution, Poland has returned 91 Jewish religious and ceremonial objects to Greece, including Torah scrolls and silver finials, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

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In Germany, a Jewish family is reunited with a treasured family object — but also a sense of exile

Gabrielle Rossmer Gropman in Forward · 25 Apr 2025

In recent years, efforts have been made to return looted Jewish silver objects, such as kiddush cups, to their rightful heirs.

0 Holocaust Art

21 countries agree to updated guidelines on Nazi-looted art as researchers say much work remains

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward · 8 Mar 2024

More than 20 countries have agreed to updated guidelines on Nazi-looted art, which aim to strengthen the 1998 Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art.

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A German museum curator is personally returning art looted by the Nazis to the descendants of Holocaust victims

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward · 14 Jun 2023

Matthias Weniger, a museum curator at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich, is actively working to return 111 silver items looted by the Nazis from Jewish families during the Holocaust.

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The Met will start policing its collections for looted art. Holocaust restitution paved the way

Mira Fox in Forward · 1 Jun 2023

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking steps to police its collection for stolen and looted art and artifacts.