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On June 26, 2009, the Lithuanian tabloid Vakaro Zinios cast Rabbi Andrew Baker, top, as a villain for his demand that Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, bottom, return Jewish property after eight years of promises to do so.
On June 26, 2009, the Lithuanian tabloid Vakaro Zinios cast Rabbi Andrew Baker, top, as a villain for his demand that Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, bottom, return Jewish property after eight years of promises to do so.

Last chance for Holocaust restitution?

Stalling tactics, lack of political will and resentment of Jews have frustrated efforts by Jewish owners, heirs and advocates to recover property stolen by the Nazis. A new measure may ease the restitution process, but will it come in time for Holocaust survivors? Read more »

Q&A with Eizenstat on Holocaust-era restitution

In a Q&A with JTA, Stuart Eizenstat, who is credited with getting Jewish property restitution started in the former Eastern bloc, criticizes the European Union for failing to follow through on restitution and takes Israel to task for not doing enough over the years for Holocaust survivors and their heirs. Read more »

For restitution seekers, 10 European countries that have obstacles

A survey of 10 European Union countries where claimants of looted art, communal property or private property face serious obstacles. Read more »

Hungarian Jews reeling from far-right party’s gains

The strong showing by a far-right Hungarian party in EU parliamentary elections has sent shock waves through Europe’s fourth-largest Jewish community. Read more »

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Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, speaks at the Holocast Era Assets Conference in Prague on June 26, 2009. (eu2009.cz) On June 26, 2009, the Lithuanian tabloid Vakaro Zinios cast Rabbi Andrew Baker, top, as a villain for his demand that Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, bottom, return Jewish property after eight years of promises to do so. Poster for "Typical!," an exhibit at the Jewish Museum in Vienna that features a photo of Michael Jackson used to illustrate how the singer tried to crush stereotypes. (Ruth Ellen Gruber) Stuart Eizenstat, left, with Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel at the Holocast Era Assets Conference in Prague on June 26, 2009. (eu2009.cz) Stuart Eizenstat, chairman of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, led the U.S. government delegation to the June 26-29 Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague. (Dan Sieradski) Noam Shalit, left, the father of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, meets with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 12, 2009 at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem. Shalit gave Carter a letter for Gilad with the hope that Carter could pass it on. (Nir Keidar) Josh Small, wearing the Australia green and gold, says winning a Maccabiah medal "would be a bonus" beyond just competing. (Henry Benjamin) One blogger said the key for President Obama, right, shown with Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on May 18, 2009, is to pressure the Israeli prime minister into accepting positions already embraced by most Israelis. (Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90/JTA) American Jewish World Service President Ruth Messinger, shown on a visit to Chad, says the administration's policy objectives on Darfur are the right ones. (Mia Farrow) Luis Alberto Prieto Vargas, a Colombian convert to Judaism, speaks to a conference in Colombia about his quest to be recognized as a Jew, May 2009. (Florencia Arbiser)

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  • Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, speaks at the Holocast Era Assets Conference in Prague on June 26, 2009.
  • On June 26, 2009, the Lithuanian tabloid Vakaro Zinios cast Rabbi Andrew Baker, top, as a villain for his demand that Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, bottom, return Jewish property after eight years of promises to do so.
  • Poster for "Typical!," an exhibit at the Jewish Museum in Vienna that features a photo of Michael Jackson used to illustrate how the singer tried to crush stereotypes.
  • Stuart Eizenstat, left, with Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel at the Holocast Era Assets Conference in Prague on June 26, 2009.
  • Stuart Eizenstat, chairman of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, led the U.S. government delegation to the June 26-29 Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague.
  • Noam Shalit, left, the father of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, meets with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 12, 2009 at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem. Shalit gave Carter a letter for Gilad with the hope that Carter could pass it on.
  • Josh Small, wearing the Australia green and gold, says winning a Maccabiah medal "would be a bonus" beyond just competing.
  • One blogger said the key for President Obama, right, shown with Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on May 18, 2009, is to pressure the Israeli prime minister into accepting positions already embraced by most Israelis.
  • American Jewish World Service President Ruth Messinger, shown on a visit to Chad, says the administration's policy objectives on Darfur are the right ones.
  • Luis Alberto Prieto Vargas, a Colombian convert to Judaism, speaks to a conference in Colombia about his quest to be recognized as a Jew, May 2009.
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