Calls for Poland to Endorse Legislation for Property Compensation  (New York, NY) February 13, 2019:  In a joint press conference in Warsaw, in his first official visit to Poland as US Secretary [...]

For First Time, European Parliament Considers Seized Property in Reviewing Bosnia’s Membership Application (Strasbourg, France) February 13, 2019: The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) [...]

Hundreds of thousands of Holocaust survivors living in poverty, international conference is told (Wednesday 26 April – Brussels, Belgium) European Parliament President Antonio Tajani today [...]

European Parliament highlights plight of ageing Holocaust survivors Ambassador Joël Lion presses European countries to fulfill obligations to Holocaust survivors ‘for the sake of justice’ Human [...]

Many countries not yet fulfilled their obligation to return or compensate for property stolen by the Nazis more than 70 years ago, study finds Monday 24 April – More than 70 years after the [...]

The “JUST Act” Requires State Department to Report on Europe’s Progress Washington, D.C., February 28, 2017 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization welcomed the introduction of [...]

Originally published in The Hill on January 27, 2017 by Gideon Taylor This week, on Jan. 27, people around the world will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Marking the [...]

EU, UK letters reaffirm commitments to help Holocaust Survivors JERUSALEM, Nov. 3 – The World Jewish Restitution Organization’s efforts to achieve a measure of justice and compassion for [...]

The British government has reaffirmed its commitment to help Holocaust survivors whose property was unjustly taken during the Holocaust and its aftermath. In a letter last week to the Board of [...]

Photo: Holocaust survivor Moshe Jahoda addressed the Austrian Parliament in 2005 To walk the hallways of the Austrian Chancellery with Moshe Jahoda, who passed away last week, was to get a [...]