Ν. 2/1944 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 6/27-10-1944)

“On abolishing laws 1977/44 and 1180/33 and restituting Jewish properties”

The law 1977/44 is repeled although its content is reiterated. The Jewish properties are administered by the Greek state and are being returned to their rightful owners.

The “custodians” continue to manage the properties until the restitution to their rightful owners. The Jewish properties that legally and justifiably have not been returned are under the management of the Greek State and the custodians act as agents of the owners of these properties and their remuneration is determined by a decision of the Ministry of Finance.

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Emergency Law 337/1945 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 121/23-5-1945)

“On abolishing law 205/1943 on the management of the Jewish properties that were confiscated by the Occupation Administration or were abandoned”

The law 205/1943 is abolished and the provisions of law 2/1944 are extended to include Jewish properties in the former General Administration of Macedonia. The Service established in accordance with law 205/1943 continues to operate subordinate to Central Service for the Clearing and Reimbursement of Jewish Property under the Directorate of Public Accounting while the Minister of Finance determines the composition of staff and the operation of the Agency.

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Emergency Law 367 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 143/7-6-1945)

“On Reconstructing Jewish communities”

The law distinguishes communities into three categories (fully, partially reconstituted and inactive) depending on the number of members they had before the war compared to the number of members after the war. The communities are obliged to acquire a decision of the Minister for Education and Religions for their economic operations (expropriating, mortgaging or renting property of the community or getting loan) while the time limit for this obligation is based on their categorization. Law 2456/1920 applies to communities. Interim governing committees shall be appointed to conduct governing body elections within six months in each community. A temporary Central Jewish Council (ΚΙΣ) is set up in Athens and represents the interests of all Jewish Communities in Greece both at home and abroad. Among other things, the Central Jewish Council suggests to the Government "Every measure for the reconstruction of the Jewish Communities, the restoration, treatment and rehabilitation of the Jews displaced by the enemy, as well as the collection and safeguarding of the abandoned Jewish properties." The Interim Board is obliged to convene the representatives of the Jewish communities and to propose the establishment of a permanent Central Council for their representation.

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Emergency Law 808/1945 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 324/31-12-1945)

“Amending Emergency Laws 2/1944 and 337/1945”

The law stipulates that upon notification by the rightful owner or the heirs of Jewish property falling under the provision of laws 205/43 και 1180/44 the custody is automatically terminated and the appointed custodians shall return the property and give a detailed report within 15 days. This procedure applies also to properties that are held by different persons than the appointed custodians. In case that the custodian doesn’t have the assets in his possession he shall pay them off at their current price. All the custodians of Jewish properties shall give detailed report to the Ministry of Finance and turn the assets over to the Service for the Disposal of Jewish Property regardless if the owner shows up. The administrators of Jewish property, tenants of Jewish real estate, debtors to Jews and possessors of any Jewish asset shall declare them to the competent authorities. Failure to submit such declaration is punishable with 5 year imprisonment and any retention of assets initiates prosecution for embezzlement.

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Emergency Law 846/1946 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 17/22-1-1946)

«On the abolition of the inheritance right of the State on the Jewish Properties”

It is stipulated that in the case of Jewish property whose legal owners were killed during the war as a result of racial persecution and for whom there are no heirs by will or at will, the inheritance right of the State of Art. 12 Law 2310/1920 does not apply. The above properties belong to a Legal Entity that will be established by Royal Decree and which will aim at the care and rehabilitation of the Jews of Greece.
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Royal Decree 29-03-1949 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 79/1949)

“Establishing the Organization for the Relief and Rehabilitation of the Greek Israelites” (OPAIE), popularly known as “Heirless Property and Jewish Rehabilitation Fund”.

OPAIE, a legal entity under public law, is established under the supervision of the Ministries of Finance and Education and Religions, with the aim of treating and rehabilitating Jews who were rescued from racial persecution and were permanently settled in Greece on September 1, 1939. OPAIE manages the abandoned Jewish property. The law stipulates a three-month deadline, which can be extended up to six months, for the lodging of applications for rights to abandoned Jewish property. After the deadline, the Organization becomes the custodian and administrator of the abandoned property.

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Emergency Law 1323/1949 (Government Gazette, issue Α, Number 323/25-11-1949)

 “On real estate sales concluded during the Occupation”

The law stipulates what is considered a small property that was sold during the Occupation and the procedure of claiming it back by the seller or his/her heirs. The seller has the right to request the cancellation of the sale and return the money given or request an additional sum of money. Specific cases of property transfers are declared invalid, such as when the buyer voluntarily left for a hostile or occupied country by the enemy during the period of Occupation or if the buyer is admittedly wealthy and bought several properties during the Occupation giving more than 1000 golden pounds. In the event that the seller was a citizen of a hostile state or is considered that he got rich during the Occupation or also acquired many properties during the Occupation, he is excluded from the right to claim and the right to cancel the transfer is given to the State. An out-of-court settlement is provided giving the motive of tax exemption.

 

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