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(JTA) — Lithuania’s parliament passed a law this week to set aside over 37 million euros ($38 million) as restitution for Holocaust survivors and

(JTA) — Lithuania’s parliament passed a law this week to set aside over thirty seven million euros (thirty eight million dollars) as restitution for Holocaust survivors and their heirs.

Lithuanian parliament nearly doubles money already set aside for claims in country where 90% of Jews were killed in the Holocaust; bill not supported by all lawmakers

The bill passed with an overwhelming, but not unanimous majority in the country with a checkered history in Holocaust remembrance.

“This is also a moral debt that should be acknowledged,” said Lithuania's Prime Minister, Ingrida Šimonytė.

The Lithuanian legislature, the Seimas, has greenlit this week 37 million euros for compensation for Jewish private property.