France Acts on WWII Seizures
Victims of anti-Semitic persecution whose bank assets were confiscated in France during World War II may file claims with a commission established to review such compensation, French officials in Los Angeles said Monday.
Those invited to file claims are any individuals and families, including heirs and successors, who are Jewish or were considered Jewish by the German and French Vichy governments and who had any kind of bank account in France between September 1939, and May 1945.
Claimants whose names do not appear on any historical list and who lack other supporting evidence may submit an affidavit in support of their claims.
On Jan. 18, the governments of the United States and France agreed that the French Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoilation can adjudicate all claims relating to property frozen, blocked, looted or taken by the French or by the German occupying forces during the war.
Claimants may call the commission on a toll-free number at (866) 254-3770, the Simon Wiesenthal Center at (800) 900-9036.
All claims must be filed by July 18, 2002.
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