(New York, NY – May 22, 2025) Statement from Gideon Taylor, President, and Mark Weitzman, Chief Operating Officer, World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO): “We are heartbroken by the [...]

WJRO Welcomes Announcement of New Expert Committee and Restitution Framework (New York, NY – May 11, 2025) — The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) welcomes the announcement by Flemish [...]

The campaign launches on Yom HaShoah, April 24, highlighting the unprecedented theft of property during the Holocaust—focusing on artwork, heirlooms, and Judaica—while featuring stories from WJRO [...]

Delegates to Convene in The Hague to Further Implement Restitution Initiatives The Hague, Netherlands, April 2, 2025 — The third international gathering of the Special Envoys Network on Holocaust [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers keynote address unveiling historic endorsement of Best Practices by 22 (32 as of 4/3/25) countries in art and cultural property restitution at [...]