The Claims Conference is pressing a German department store chain to compensate heirs of a German Jewish family for lost property. Gideon Taylor, executive vice president of the Claims Conference, said the organization had made a renewed effort last week, urging KarstadtQuelle to honor a recent decision by the German Restitution Authority by compensating the Wertheim heirs for properties in former East Berlin.
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