Theft and restitution of Judaica in the Netherlands during and after the Second World War

This article examines the theft of Judaica collections belonging to institutions in the Netherlands, particularly the Jewish Historical Museum and the various Jewish communities in and outside Amsterdam. It looks at whether the Einsatzstab Reichleiter Rosenberg, a unit set up by Nazi idealogue Alfred Rosenberg to collect, register and supervise so-called 'degenerate' art, archives and libraries, targeted Judaica systematically. The article concludes with a review of post-war restitution of various items and compensation claims that followed.