$84 Million Urged for Stolen Jewish Property
From Times Wire Reports
The government and banks should pay $84 million to Jews whose money, property and possessions were seized under the country’s pro-Nazi Vichy regime during World War II, the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation recommended.
The panel, set up in 1999 to examine claims, said it wanted compensation to be paid to 4,547 individuals.
The recommendations are not legally binding. However, the body said the government was committed to following its recommendations.
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