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During the [[Second World War]] [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupation of Poland]] by [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]], much [[Jewish]] and [[Poles|Polish]] property was [[Confiscation|confiscated]] or [[Nationalization|nationalized]] by the occupying forces. When such property was subsequently held by the [[Polish People's Republic|state]], it was classified as "former German" or "abandoned".<ref name= |
During the [[Second World War]] [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupation of Poland]] by [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]], much [[Jewish]] and [[Poles|Polish]] property was [[Confiscation|confiscated]] or [[Nationalization|nationalized]] by the occupying forces. When such property was subsequently held by the [[Polish People's Republic|state]], it was classified as "former German" or "abandoned".<ref name= |
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"Stola 2008" /> After the [[fall of Communism]] the question of property [[restitution]] arose. Efforts to restore property often caused a resurgence of antisemitism.<ref name= |
"Stola 2008" /> After the [[fall of Communism]] the question of property [[restitution]] arose. Efforts to restore property often caused a resurgence of antisemitism.<ref name="Beker 2001" /> Several restitution bills were introduced throughout the years, but as of 2018 Poland was the last of the European Union and Eastern European post-communist states not to enact a comprehensive restitution bill.<ref name="Bazyler 2018" /> In 2021 Poland finally enacted a bill prohibiting the restitution of property that was seized more than thirty years prior to a claim being filed, sparking a diplomatic incident with Israel.<ref name="AP 2021-08-15">{{Cite news |last=Gera |first=Vanessa |last2=Federman |first2=Josef |date=2021-08-15 |title=Israel condemns Poland restitution law, recalls top diplomat |work=AP |url=https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-laws-1d9c441e1dc58dd9c09d556c3bf67247 |access-date=2021-08-15}}</ref><ref name="BBC 2021-08-15">{{Cite news |date=2021-08-14 |title=Polish law on property stolen by Nazis angers Israel |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58218750 |access-date=2021-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lis |first=Jonathan |date=2021-08-14 |title=In protest over Polish restitution law, Lapid recalls Israel’s top diplomat to Warsaw |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-protesting-polish-restitution-law-lapid-recalls-israel-s-top-diplomat-to-warsaw-1.10117465 |access-date=2021-08-15}}</ref> |
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* <ref name="Bazyler 2018">{{Cite journal| volume = 41| issue = 3| pages = 273| last1 = Bazyler| first1 = Michael| last2 = Gostynski| first2 = Szymon| title = Restitution of Private Property in Postwar Poland: The Unfinished Legacy of the Second World War and Communism| journal = Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review| accessdate = 2019-05-12| date = 2018| url = https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol41/iss3/2}}</ref> |
* <ref name="Bazyler 2018">{{Cite journal| volume = 41| issue = 3| pages = 273| last1 = Bazyler| first1 = Michael| last2 = Gostynski| first2 = Szymon| title = Restitution of Private Property in Postwar Poland: The Unfinished Legacy of the Second World War and Communism| journal = Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review| accessdate = 2019-05-12| date = 2018| url = https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol41/iss3/2}}</ref> |
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* <ref name="Beker 2001">{{Cite book |last=Beker |first=Avi |url=http://site.ebrary.com/id/10045509 |title=The plunder of Jewish property during the Holocaust: confronting European history |date=2001 |publisher=Palgrave |editor=Avi Beker |isbn=978-0-333-98528-1 |chapter=Introduction |accessdate=2020-12-03}}</ref> |
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* <ref name="Stola 2008">{{Cite book| isbn = 978-0-85745-564-2| pages = 240–255| editor = Martin Dean, Constantin Goschler, Philipp Ther| last = Stola| first = Dariusz| title = Robbery and restitution: the conflict over Jewish property in Europe| chapter = The |
* <ref name="Stola 2008">{{Cite book| isbn = 978-0-85745-564-2| pages = 240–255| editor = Martin Dean, Constantin Goschler, Philipp Ther| last = Stola| first = Dariusz| title = Robbery and restitution: the conflict over Jewish property in Europe| chapter = The Polish debate on the holocaust and the restitution of property| accessdate = 2019-05-14| date = 2008| publisher=Berghahn Books| url = http://site.ebrary.com/id/10856066}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:15, 15 August 2021
During the Second World War occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, much Jewish and Polish property was confiscated or nationalized by the occupying forces. When such property was subsequently held by the state, it was classified as "former German" or "abandoned".[1] After the fall of Communism the question of property restitution arose. Efforts to restore property often caused a resurgence of antisemitism.[2] Several restitution bills were introduced throughout the years, but as of 2018 Poland was the last of the European Union and Eastern European post-communist states not to enact a comprehensive restitution bill.[3] In 2021 Poland finally enacted a bill prohibiting the restitution of property that was seized more than thirty years prior to a claim being filed, sparking a diplomatic incident with Israel.[4][5][6]
See also
- Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017
- Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany
References
- ^ Stola, Dariusz (2008). "The Polish debate on the holocaust and the restitution of property". In Martin Dean, Constantin Goschler, Philipp Ther (ed.). Robbery and restitution: the conflict over Jewish property in Europe. Berghahn Books. pp. 240–255. ISBN 978-0-85745-564-2. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Beker, Avi (2001). "Introduction". In Avi Beker (ed.). The plunder of Jewish property during the Holocaust: confronting European history. Palgrave. ISBN 978-0-333-98528-1. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Bazyler, Michael; Gostynski, Szymon (2018). "Restitution of Private Property in Postwar Poland: The Unfinished Legacy of the Second World War and Communism". Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. 41 (3): 273. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ Gera, Vanessa; Federman, Josef (2021-08-15). "Israel condemns Poland restitution law, recalls top diplomat". AP. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Polish law on property stolen by Nazis angers Israel". BBC News. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Lis, Jonathan (2021-08-14). "In protest over Polish restitution law, Lapid recalls Israel's top diplomat to Warsaw". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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