Collection of Publications by Dr. Nehemiah Robinson - Compensation and Restitution of Jewish Property after the ...

Collection of Publications by Dr. Nehemiah Robinson - Compensation and Restitution of Jewish Property after the Holocaust – Published by the Institute of Jewish Affairs – New York, 1945-1950
Eight publications by Dr. Nehemiah Robinson, published by the Institute of Jewish Affairs of the World Jewish Congress. New York, ca. 1945-1950. English. Two volumes (mimeographed typescript).
Two volumes containing eight publications by Dr. Nehemiah Robinson. The publications review the legislation of Germany, Austria and other European countries after World War II, pertaining to the compensation and restitution of Jewish property.
1-4. Volume I (four publications):
• First supplement to indemnification and reparations. Recent events (this report covers the period up to the end of February 1945). [ca. 1945]. [3], 32 ff.
• Indemnification and reparations, second supplement. [1946]. [7] ff (including front cover), 181 pp.
• Indemnification and reparations, third (special) supplement (United States Zone of Germany). [2], 23 ff (including front cover).
• Indemnification and reparations, fourth supplement (The working and the results of the German reparation program). 1949. [2], 43 ff (including front cover).
5-8. Volume II (four publication):
• Restitution legislation in Germany (A survey of enactments). 1949. [2], 59 ff (including cover).
• Compensation Legislation in Germany (A survey of enactments). 1950. [2], 45 ff (including cover).
• Restitution and compensation legislation in Austria (A survey of enactments). 1949. [1], 23 ff (including cover).
• Information on restitution and related subjects. Four parts. 1950. [1], 8 ff; [1], 5 leaves; [1], 8 ff; [1], 8 ff.
Dr. Nehemiah Robinson (1898-1964), a jurist, expert on international law, born in Lithuania. Immigrated to New York in December 1941. From 1947 until his passing in 1964, he was the director of the Institute for Jewish Affairs of the World Jewish Congress, and was the legal counsel of the World Jewish Congress, and represented it in Hague in the negotiation with the West German and Austrian authorities on indemnification and reparations to Holocaust survivors. He practiced law with his brother, the attorney, diplomat and Zionist activist Dr. Jacob Robinson, who served as consultant at the Nuremberg trials and the Eichmann Trial. Dr. Nehemiah Robinson published many articles dealing with Jewish communities around the world.
Two volumes, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Ex-library copies. Fabric-covered bindings.