This hearing examined property restitution and compensation efforts of the post-Communist governments of Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, this hearing examined their efforts in regards to the property of refugees who fled to the United States during World War II. Co-Chairman Smith reported on his efforts to personally raise concerns with officials of many countries regarding the need for nondiscriminatory laws that would be faithfully implemented. While Central and Eastern European governments have done much regarding restitution, the Helsinki Commission continued to receive a steady stream of letters from individuals and organized groups pleading for assistance in their struggles to recover stolen property.
Members
Hon. Christopher Smith
Co-Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Joseph Pitts
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Benjamin Cardin
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Joseph Crowley
Member of Congress
House of Representatives
Hon. Hillary Clinton
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Witnesses
Ambassador Randolph Bell
Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues
Department of State
Israel Singer
President; Co-Chairman
Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany; World Jewish Restitution Organization
Yehuda Evron
U.S. President
Holocaust Restitution Committee
Mark Meyer
Chairman
Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce
Olga Jonas
Secretary
Free Czechoslovakia Fund
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