Five-day conference on Holocaust settlement underway in Prague

A five-day conference centring on the return of property looted from Jews during WWII began in Prague on Friday. The conference – the last major event of the Czech EU presidency – was launched by Nobel Peace Prize winner and concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel. The Holocaust Era Assets Conference is to take stock of moves so far to return property to victims and their relatives. A declaration it also to be signed by the Czech EU Presidency and EU Commission concerning education about the WWII genocide of European Jews, care of survivors and preservation of monuments linked to the Holocaust.