A new international foundation charged with applying to the Polish government for the restitution of Jewish communal property seized during World War II agreed on concrete steps to get the complex process under way. The foundation, which held its first meeting this week, was established in June after months of negotiations between the Polish Jewish community and the World Jewish Restitution Organization on how to divide any reclaimed property or compensation.
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