Any Nazi train treasures looted from Jews must go back to rightful owners, WJC says
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Any valuables found on a Nazi train buried in Poland since World War Two must be returned to their rightful owners, the World Jewish Congress said on Friday.
"To the extent that any items now being discovered in Poland may have been stolen from Jews before they were sent to death ... it is essential that every measure is taken to return the property to its rightful owners or to their heirs," WJC Chief Executive Officer Robert Singer said in a statement issued in New York, quoted by Reuters.
"We very much hope that the Polish authorities will take the appropriate action in that respect," Robert Singer said. Polish officials said on Friday they were almost certain they had located the train.
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Adam Pacholczuk
Mon, 31 Aug 2015It is necessary to write that the Nazi were Germans and the train was German. Poland was occupied by Germans. Without that people who don't know history will falsely think that Poles have been stolen those items.
Phyllis
Mon, 31 Aug 2015The Polish response will be the clearest indication of their character.
el gendi
Mon, 31 Aug 2015Before 1939 , there was no state of Israel so the victims could not be Jewish citizens...
GP
Mon, 31 Aug 2015How do I get anything out of Poland. My father owned a street... now occupied by dangerous people...