The Nazis looted up to $14 billion in Jewish assets during World War II, according to preliminary reports of a soon-to-be released study. These assets were looted form the 20 countries the Nazis occupied, would be worth between $90 billion and $140 billion in today’s prices, according to the report, which is slated to be released by the World Jewish Congress this week.
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