A West German court ruling that the “former German Reich” must pay compensation for jewelry seized from an Austrian Jewish family by the Gestapo was seen here today as opening the way for recovery by many Austrian Jewish families for such seizures.
Such seizures took place by the thousands after the incorporation of Austria into Germany by the Hitler regime. It was expected that a general arrangement would follow soon giving Austrian Jews the opportunity to receive compensation from West Germany for such lost valuables.
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