Latvia’s parliament on Thursday passed a Holocaust restitution bill to compensate the Jewish community for property lost more than 75 years after the end of World War II. The 100-seat Saeima voted 64 to 21 to approve the “Law on Compensation for Goodwill to the Jewish Community of Latvia” after years of discussion on the issue. “The finalization of this process demonstrates that even 77 years after the end of the Holocaust, it is never too late for justice,” said Arkady Sukharenko, chairman of the Latvian Council of Jewish Communities, hailing the decision as a ” historical step”. The bill...
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