2010

Establishment of the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries in Austria

Establishment of the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish Cemeteries in Austria and amendment to the National Fund Law (NR: GP XXIV IA 1313/A AB 990 S.83. BR: AB 8409 S. 790.)

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Medical University of Vienna restitutes books following provenance research

In a ceremony held on 30th September 2010, the Medical University of Vienna restituted 39 books previously belonging to the former Professor of Pathology Carl Julius Rothberger to his daughter Bertha Gutmann. It is the first restitution and a reflection of the provenance research commenced in 2007 …

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The General Settlement Fund is seeking the heirs of deceased applicants

The majority of the payments compensating losses of assets have already been made. However, there are cases in which the applicant passed away before receiving the final payment and in which neither heirs nor contact persons are known to the General Settlement Fund.

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The Austrian National Library restitutes publications looted by the National Socialists to the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism.

On 1st June 2010, during a commemorative ceremony at the Austrian National Library, the President of the National Council Barbara Prammer, as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Fund, symbolically accepted three of 8,363 books seized during the National Socialist era, the previous …

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Fifteenth Anniversary of the Austrian National Fund - Commemoration at the Austrian Embassy in Washington DC

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC, hosted a commemorative event on Thursday, May 13, 2010. In addition to representatives from victims' organizations and the State …

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