World Jewish Restitution Organization - WJRO

World Jewish Restitution Organization - WJRO The WJRO works toward the restitution of private property and Jewish communal property seized during the Holocaust.

In 1989, with the collapse of the Communist regimes in the countries of Eastern Europe and the advent to power of governments committed to the democratic process and to a market economy, many of which became parties to international human rights conventions, the foundation was laid to attack the problem of the restoration of Jewish property, and to remind these governments and world public opinion

that the time has arrived to redress the enormous material wrongs caused to European Jewry during the Holocaust. At the beginning of 1993, the leading world Jewish organizations decided to establish the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO). Original member organizations:

The Jewish Agency for Israel
The World Zionist Organization
The World Jewish Congress
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
B'nai Brith International
The American Gathering/Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
The Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel

Additional members:

Agudath Israel World Organization (1994)
EJC/ECJC Joint European Delegation (1998)
AJC (2009)
CER, Conference of European Rabbis (2009)
NCSJ, National Conference on Soviet Jewry (2009)

Shavuot is a time of renewal and deep connection to our roots. Wishing you a Chag Sameach filled with inspiration. May t...
21/05/2026

Shavuot is a time of renewal and deep connection to our roots. Wishing you a Chag Sameach filled with inspiration. May the lessons of our past continue to light our path toward a future of justice and happiness.

שבועות הוא זמן של התחדשות וחיבור עמוק לשורשים שלנו. מאחלים לכם חג שמח מלא בהשראה. מי ייתן והלקחים מעברנו ימשיכו להאיר את דרכנו לעבר עתיד של צדק ואושר.

The room also, according to Gideon Taylor, the president of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, “sends a strong m...
15/05/2026

The room also, according to Gideon Taylor, the president of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, “sends a strong message about the commitment of France” three years after the country adopted a law enabling the restitution of goods looted from Jewish families.

A new room in the Musée d’Orsay’s permanent display includes 13 pieces that were recovered from Germany and Austria after World War II and whose provenance is unknown.

Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem during t...
13/05/2026

Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War. Observed on the 28th of the Hebrew month of Iyar, it is marked in Israel with state ceremonies, memorial services, and public celebrations.

יום ירושלים הוא חג לאומי לציון איחוד ירושלים ממלחמת ששת הימים בשנת 1967. חוגגים את יום ירושלים בכ"ח לחודש אייר, בטקסים ממלכתיים, טקסי זיכרון וחגיגות ציבוריות.

https://mailchi.mp/wjro/flanders-finally-establishes-restitution-House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans
06/05/2026

https://mailchi.mp/wjro/flanders-finally-establishes-restitution-House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans

New York, NY (May 5, 2026): The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) welcomes the establishment of a restitution commission in Flanders to address N**i-looted art, an important step in increasing attention and activity in Belgium on this issue. “Belgium’s recent steps reflect an importan...

Happy Lag Ba’Omer! ל"ג בעומר שמח! Gyuszi Lovi plays the banjo for his fellow students at the Hebrew gymnasium in Mukache...
04/05/2026

Happy Lag Ba’Omer! ל"ג בעומר שמח!

Gyuszi Lovi plays the banjo for his fellow students at the Hebrew gymnasium in Mukachevo during a Lag b'Omer holiday celebration. Those pictured include Eugen Schoenfeld (Tuli), Olga Joszef, Olga Weiss, Gyuszi Lovi, Lajos Bodek, Ervin Stern, Gyongyi Kirshenbaum, Hersi Birnbaum and Agi Mermelstein. Neurath is pictured in the back with glasses and Guttman is at the bottom right.
Photo Credit: USHMM, 1941, Mukachevo, [Ukraine; Transcarpathia] Czechoslovakia

ל"ג בעומר שמח!

ל"ג בעומר שמח! ג'וזאי לובי מנגן בבנג'ו עבור חבריו בגימנסיה העברית במוקצ'בו במהלך חגיגות ל"ג בעומר. בין המצולמים נמצאים אויגן שונפלד (טולי), אולגה יוסף, אולגה וייס, ג'וזאי לובי, לאיוס בודק, ארווין שטרן, גיונגי קירשנבאום, הרסי בירנבאום ואגי מרמלשטיין. ניורת' בתמונה מאחור עם משקפיים וגוטמן למטה מימין.
קרדיט צילום: USHMM, 1941, מוקצ'בו, [אוקראינה; טרנסקרפטיה] צ'כוסלובקיה

WJRO President Gideon Taylor (l) and COO Mark Weitzman (center left) met today with Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendo...
29/04/2026

WJRO President Gideon Taylor (l) and COO Mark Weitzman (center left) met today with Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni () (R) to discuss cultural property and to view Jewish artifacts whose return from Poland was facilitated by WJRO. They were shown at a ceremony at the National Gallery of Greece by Zanet Battinou, (center right) Director of the Jewish Museum of Athens,(). These important items represent a meaningful step in WJRO’s ongoing efforts to restore and preserve Jewish cultural heritage.

Today, we remember.As we observe Yom HaShoah, we stand in solidarity with survivors and their families. This year, as ou...
13/04/2026

Today, we remember.
As we observe Yom HaShoah, we stand in solidarity with survivors and their families. This year, as our global community faces new challenges, we are reminded of the incredible resilience that defines our history.
From the return of sacred artifacts to the pursuit of property rights, we continue the vital work of honoring what was lost by securing what remains.
Photo credit: Freepik
יום השואה
היום אנו זוכרים.
כשמציינים את יום השואה, אנו עומדים בסולידריות עם הניצולים ובני משפחותיהם. השנה, כאשר הקהילה העולמית שלנו מתמודדת עם אתגרים חדשים, אנו נזכרים בחוסן המדהים שמאפיין את ההיסטוריה שלנו.
מהשבת חפצי קודש ועד למאבק למען זכויות קניין, אנו ממשיכים בעבודה החיונית של כיבוד מה שאבד באמצעות השבת מה שנותר.

This Passover, our hearts are with the people of Israel as we pray for safety and strength. As we recount the journey fr...
01/04/2026

This Passover, our hearts are with the people of Israel as we pray for safety and strength. As we recount the journey from bo***ge to freedom, we wish you and your family a season of resilience, renewal, and the profound hope for peace.
Chag Pesach Sameach from WJRO.

A Jewish family is gathered around the table during a Passover seder in their home in Vilna. This was the family's last seder together before WWII. Pictured from left to right are: unknown; Fruma Katz; Basia (Friedman) Katz; Chana Mina and Feivel Friedman; Mayer Katz; Chaskiel Katz and Theodore Friedman. Vilnius, Lithuania, circa 1939. Photo credit: USHMM

בפסח הזה, ליבנו עם תושבי ישראל ואנו מתפללים לביטחון ולחוסן. בעודנו מספרים את סיפור היציאה מעבדות לחירות, אנו מאחלים לכם ולבני משפחותכם חג חרות שמח ושלום על ישראל.
חג פסח שמח מ- איל"ר
משפחה יהודית יושבת סביב שולחן הסדר בביתה בווילנה. זה היה הסדר האחרון של המשפחה ביחד, לפני מלחמת העולם השנייה.
בתמונה משמאל לימין: לא ידוע; פרומה כץ; באסיה (פרידמן) כץ; חנה מינה ופייבל פרידמן; מאיר כץ; יחזקאל כץ ותיאודור פרידמן. וילנה, ליטא, בערך 1939. קרדיט צילום:

https://mailchi.mp/wjro.org.il/passover-2026_greece-poland
24/03/2026

https://mailchi.mp/wjro.org.il/passover-2026_greece-poland

Dear Friends, As we approach a season of both celebration and deep reflection, I am pleased to share a historic milestone in the restitution of cultural heritage. Earlier this month, 91 Greek Jewish artifacts—including Torah scrolls and religious books stolen by N**i forces from Thessaloniki and o...

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