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Holocaust assets conference pledges action on returning Nazi loot

Forty-six countries have vowed to increase efforts to return art and property stolen from Jews during the Holocaust. Delegates are to sign a non-binding declaration in the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

"A major accomplishment" was how Stuart Eizenstat, head of the American delegation to the Prague Holocaust Assets Conference, described the outcome of the five-day event.
Read entire article at Deutsche Welle