Decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution, Volume 1

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During National Socialist rule in Austria (1938-1945), real estate and movable Jewish communal property became the subject of systematic confiscation. In most cases, real estate owned by Jews was 'aryanized' through involuntary sales or confiscated through direct governmental action. Other Jewish property assets, including religious and cultural property, were also confiscated without compensation. After 1945, a part of the confiscated real estate in Austria was the subject of restitution proceedings. In many cases, the properties were either returned to their original owners or an agreement was made for suitable monetary compensation. Other confiscated properties became public property. In the Washington Agreement of 2001, the Republic of Austria agreed to embark on in rem restitution of property, allowing the restoration of property which had become public property, to its former owners or their heirs. An Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution was established, and in due course has