Restitution in Serbia, February 2014
Restitution in Serbia, February 2014

Summary/Abstract: This World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) position paper reviews the current state of restitution in Serbia. It covers private property, Jewish communal property, heirless formerly-Jewish owned property, and Jewish cultural property that was confiscated or sold under duress during the Holocaust and/or subsequently nationalized under the communist regime in the area of the former Yugoslavia that is now Serbia. There is now an international consensus on the restitution of Holocaust era-property. Serbia and 46 other countries endorsed the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust Era Assets and Related Issues, establishing principles for property restitution. In 2010, 43 countries endorsed guidelines and based practices for restitution of immovable property. Serbia participated with 38 other countries in November 2012 in the immoveable property review conference, reaffirming its commitment to the ‘Terezin Declaration’ and the ‘Guidelines and Best Practices’. In this paper, WJRO urges the government of Serbia to take steps to make further progress toward meeting the international consensus on restitution. WJRO urges the Government of Serbia to address the following important issues Communal property, Private property, Heirless property, and Art, Judaica, and other cultural property.

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