Jewish Trust Corporation Explained

The Jewish Trust Corporation (JTC) was established in 1950 in the former British zone of occupation in northwest Germany as a Jewish body to pursue claims for the restitution of heirless property of murdered persons and dissolved organizations that had been pursued on racial grounds under the Nazi regime. It was based on the model of the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, which had been established in the American zone in 1948.^[1] By the end of 1967, the JTC had recovered about 169,500,000 DM (approx. $42,375,000), and it wrapped up its operations by 1980.^[2] Many of the JTC's records are held by the Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People.^[3]

Further reading

• Kapralik, Charles I. (1962). Reclaiming the Nazi loot: the history of the work of the Jewish Trust Corporation for Germany. London: Jewish Trust Corporation for Germany

Notes and References

1. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0011_0_10155.html Jewish successor organizations entry in the Jewish Virtual Library
2. Journey's End: The recovery of heirless property . AJR Information . July 1981 . Margot . Pottlitzer . XXXVI . 7 . 2013-04-29.
3. http://cahjp.huji.ac.il/content/jewish-trust-corporation-jtc-%E2%80%93-london-main-office-%E2%80%93-administration-files Jewish Trust Corporation (JTC) – London (Main Office) – Administration Files