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Latvia’s parliament passed a Holocaust restitution bill Thursday that includes compensation for lost Jewish property and funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II. Following years of wrangling over the issue, the 100-seat Saeima voted 64-21 to approve the Law on the Compensation of Goodwill… ....
Saeima voted 64-21 to approve the Law after lengthy negotiations involving the World Jewish Restitution Organization, or WJRO, Latvian Jewish representatives; Blinken tweets approval ....
It approves spending over the course of 10 years to help Jewish community institutions and cultural projects, and to provide social and material assistance to Holocaust survivors. ....
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