Ayaka Takei
Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 16(2) 266-288, 2002 Peer-reviewed
In May 1945, little more than ownerless synagogues, deserted cemeteries, and bombedout buildings remained of the onceprosperous German Jewish community. In order to prevent the German states from claiming heirless Jewish property in the U.S.occupied zone, the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization was created. However, a small number of "reestablished" Jewish communities asserted their right to succeed to the communal properties. This article examines the legal and political confrontation that followed.