German Court Orders Eviction from Home Looted from Jews in 1939
A German court ordered the eviction of an 85-year-old woman and her son from their home, a property forcibly sold by its Jewish owners in 1939 under Nazi duress. This ruling concludes a decade-long legal battle and represents one of the final property restitution cases in Germany, as most such claims have already been processed. The property will be transferred to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, as no living heirs to the original owners were identified. The court rejected arguments that the current occupants had purchased the property, maintaining that forced sales under the Nazi regime are invalid.
John Q. Hosedrinker