Poland Returns Jewish Religious Objects to Greece Stolen by Nazis During WWII

A Torah scroll. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Poland on Wednesday returned 91 Jewish religious objects to Greece that were stolen by the Nazis from Greek synagogues and Jewish families during World War II.

The handover took place at a ceremony in Warsaw and marked the first time that Poland has repatriated cultural items illegally taken from their country of origin. The returned items included Torah scrolls, hanging ornaments, and fabrics.

The objects were stolen by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg...