The New York State Assembly plans to hold a public hearing Thursday about Polish property restitution for Holocaust survivors. Assembly members hope to provide “some remedy for the thousands of New Yorkers who are being denied access to property seized from them or their families during World War II,” said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is among those convening the hearing.
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