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Some 95,000 Jewish people lived in Latvia before the World War II. The thriving prewar community suffered enormous losses during the Nazi occupation.

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s parliament passed a Holocaust restitution bill Thursday that includes compensation for lost Jewish property and funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost

“This law cannot bring back a destroyed community or a destroyed synagogue,” said a chairman of a group backing the effort. “But what it can do is recognize what happened.”

Latvia’s parliament has passed a Holocaust restitution bill that includes funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II. Lawmakers voted

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s parliament passed a Holocaust restitution bill Thursday that...