More than 90 percent of the assets seized from Jews under France’s pro-Nazi Vichy regime were returned or reimbursed after the liberation, according to a government panel. The Matteoli Commission, which issued its report after a three-year investigation, estimated the total value of seized Jewish assets at some $1.26 billion at current prices.
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