Norway Holds
World War Assets
New York (JTA) — Norway is
holding millions of dollars in prop-
erty and cash that was confiscat-
ed from Jewish individuals and
businesses during World War II,
according to a World Jewish Con-
gress report.
The charges were met with as-
surances from the Norwegian
government that it is investigat-
ing the extent of the confiscations
and that it planned to make resti-
tution to members of the local
Jewish community.
The investigations are "very
difficult" and time-consuming,
Sverre Siverten, a spokesman for
the Norwegian Justice Ministry,
said in a telephone interview.
The allegations made against
the Norwegian government mark
the first time that the WJC has
sought restitution from a West-
eni European country that was
overrun by the Nazis.
And more such cases can be
expected in the future.
The WJC has "already begun
the process of amassing docu-
mentation" regarding confisca-
tions of Jewish property in
wartime Holland, France and Bel-
gium, according to a WJC official,
As a result of its investigations,
the WJC "already has materials
indicating that these claims will
be substantial," said the official.
In wartime Norway, the con-
fiscations were carried out by a
group known as the Liquidation
Committee for Confiscated Jew
ish Property.
Reacting to the charges in the
WJC report, the Norwegian gov-
ernment said it began investi-
gating last fall the issue of making
restitution to its Jewish commu-
nity.
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Take To Roads
Jerusalem (JTA) — As part of a
public awareness campaign
aimed at lowering traffic casual-
ties, 10 Knesset members at-
tended a refresher course on road
safety.
Israel has sobering traffic ca-
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600 people were killed on the na-
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The secretary general of the
Labor Party, Nissim Zvilli, said
he planned to leave a slot open in
the schedule for the weekly ses-
sions.
"We are here to learn and try
to understand whatthe dangers
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said.
Likud Knesset member Silvan
Shalom, who admitted that he
had been ticketed for speeding,
said he thought that traffic acci-
dents were caused by a combina-
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