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List of Participants JUNE 26–30, Prague • Andrzej Kremer, Delegation of Poland, Poland List of Participants • Andrzej Relidzynski, Delegation of Poland, Poland • Angeles Gutiérrez, Delegation of Spain, Spain • Aba Dunner, Conference of European Rabbis, • Angelika Enderlein, Bundesamt für zentrale United Kingdom Dienste und offene Vermögensfragen, Germany • Abraham Biderman, Delegation of USA, USA • Anghel Daniel, Delegation of Romania, Romania • Adam Brown, Kaldi Foundation, USA • Ann Lewis, Delegation of USA, USA • Adrianus Van den Berg, Delegation of • Anna Janištinová, Czech Republic the Netherlands, The Netherlands • Anna Lehmann, Commission for Looted Art in • Agnes Peresztegi, Commission for Art Recovery, Europe, Germany Hungary • Anna Rubin, Delegation of USA, USA • Aharon Mor, Delegation of Israel, Israel • Anne Georgeon-Liskenne, Direction des • Achilleas Antoniades, Delegation of Cyprus, Cyprus Archives du ministère des Affaires étrangères et • Aino Lepik von Wirén, Delegation of Estonia, européennes, France Estonia • Anne Rees, Delegation of United Kingdom, United • Alain Goldschläger, Delegation of Canada, Canada Kingdom • Alberto Senderey, American Jewish Joint • Anne Webber, Commission for Looted Art in Europe, Distribution Committee, Argentina United Kingdom • Aleksandar Heina, Delegation of Croatia, Croatia • Anne-Marie Revcolevschi, Delegation of France, • Aleksandar Necak, Federation of Jewish France Communities in Serbia, Serbia • Arda Scholte, Delegation of the Netherlands, The • Aleksandar Pejovic, Delegation of Monetenegro, Netherlands Montenegro • Argita Daudze, Delegation of Latvia, Latvia • Aleksandra Nawojka Cieślińska-Lobkowicz, • Arie Bucheister, Conference on Jewish Material Poland Claims Against Germany, USA • Ales Pejchal, Czech Bar Association, Czech Republic • Armand Muno, Delegation of Luxembourg, • Alex Faiman, B‘nai B‘rith Europe, United Kingdom Luxembourg • Alex Moskovic, Delegation of USA, USA • Arnold De Fine Skibsted, Delegation of Denmark, • Alex Pykett, Delegation of United Kingdom, United Denmark Kingdom • Astrid Messerschmidt, Universitaet Flensburg, • Alexander Poсhinok, Delegation of Russian Germany Federation, Russian Federation • Attila Horvath, American Jewish Joint Distribution • Alexandre Bronstein, France Committee, Hungary • Alexandre Philon, Delegation of Greece, Greece • Aurescu Bogdan, Delegation of Romania, Romania • Alice Herscovitch, Delegation of Canada, Canada • Aviva Raz-Schechter, Delegation of Israel, Israel • Alida Matković, Delegation of Croatia, Croatia • Avraham Roet, Central Organizations of Holocaust • Alina Cristina Pop, Delegation of Romania, Survivors in Israel, Israel Romania • Avraham Uvar, Delegation of Israel, Israel • Alla Gerber, Delegation of Russian Federation, • Baruch Shub, Delegation of Israel, Israel Russian Federation • Basil Scarlis, Delegation of USA, USA • Alykhan Velshi, Delegation of Canada, Canada • Ben Helfgott, Delegation of United Kingdom, United • Ana Sálomon, Delegation of Spain, Spain Kingdom • Anděla Dvořáková, Czech Union of the Freedom • Benedikt Haller, Delegation of Germany, Germany Fighters, Czech Republic • Benjamin Ringel, Delegation of USA, USA • András Lakatos, Delegation of Hungary, Hungary • Benno Widmer, Delegation of Switzerland, • Andrea Bambi, Die Pinakotheken, Bayerische Switzerland Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Germany • Berit Reisel, Delegation of Norway, Norway • Andrej Huterer, Jewish Community of Slovenia, • Bernd Vogel, Foundation Leo Baeck Terezín, Slovenia Germany • Andrew Baker, American Jewish Committee, USA • Berthold Unfried, Czech Republic • Andrew Frank, Kreab Gavin Anderson, USA • Birnur Fertekligil, Delegation of Turkey, Turkey • Andris Teikmanis, Delegation of Latvia, Latvia • Blanca Desantes, Delegation of Spain, Spain • Andruyi Motornyi, Delegation of Ukraine, Ukraine • Bljanka Subotik, Delegation of FYROM, FYROM Holocaust Era Assets Conference JUNE 26–30, Prague • Boaz Modai, Delegation of Israel, Israel • David Niederman, United Jewish Organizations of • Boris Kozemjakin, Delegation of Bosnia and Williamsburg, USA Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina • David Peleg, World Jewish Restitution • Boris Shpigel, Delegation of Russian Federation, Organization, Israel Russian Federation • David Rowland, Ben Uri Museum, USA • Božena Kovářová, Moravian Regional Archives • David Ruzié, Commission pour l‘indemnisation des Brno, Czech Republic victimes de spoliations, France • Branislav Micunovic, Delegation of Monetenegro, • David Saltiel, Delegation of Greece, Greece Montenegro • Deividas Matulionis, Delegation of Lithuania, • Brian Flynn, Delegation of Ireland, Ireland Lithuania • Britta Olényi von Husen, Sotheby‘s, Germany • Denisa Haubertová, Delegation of Czech Republic, • Brittney Bolin, Delegation of USA, USA Czech Republic • Carla Shapreau, University of California, Berkeley, • Dennis Glick, B‘nai B‘rith International, USA USA • Diego Ornique, American Jewish Joint Distribution • Carlos Pais, Delegation of Portugal, Portugal Committee, Argentina • Caroline Piketty, Archives nationales de Paris, • Dieter Wiefelspütz, SPD Bundestagsfraktion, France Germany • Caroline Stoessinger, USA • Dirk Langner, Delegation of Germany, Germany • Catherine Von Heidenstam, Delegation of Sweden, • Donal Hamill, Delegation of Ireland, Ireland Sweden • Dorothy Berman, Conference on Jewish Material • Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke, Delegation of Claims Against Germany, USA Denmark, Denmark • Dov Schidorsky, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, • Claire Frangi, French Embassy, France Israel • Claudia Schmied, Delegation of Austria, Austria • Dušan Čaplovič, Delegation of Slovakia, Slovakia • Claudia Von Selle, Basel Institut of Governance, • Edgars Bondars, Delegation of Latvia, Latvia Germany • Eduard Adriaens, Delegation of Belgium, Belgium • Claudie Gandubert, Delegation of France, France • Edward Serotta, Centropa, USA • Clemens Toussaint, Commission for Art Recovery, • Ehud Moses, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Germany Against Germany, Israel • Čeněk Růžička, Committee for the Redress of the • Elana Bauer, Israel Roma Holocaust, Czech Republic • Elena Nizienko, Delegation of Russian Federation, • Dagmar Lieblová, Terezín Initiative, Czech Republic Russian Federation • Damiana Otoiu, Bucharest University, Romania • Eleonora Bergman, Delegation of Poland, Poland • Daniel Bacall, Office of Lord Janner, United • Elie Valk, World Jewish Restitution Organization, Kingdom Israel • Daniel Dratwa, Delegation of Belgium, Belgium • Elie Wiesel, Delegation of USA, USA • Daniel Justman, USA • Elisabeta Van Gelder-Revesz, B‘nai B‘rith Europe, • Daniel Mariaschin, USA The Netherlands • Daniel Tošner, Delegation of Czech Republic, Czech • Eliza Chodorowska, Delegation of Poland, Poland Republic • Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska, Ministry of Culture, • Daniel Valtchev, Delegation of Bulgaria, Bulgaria FYROM • Daniela Anda Grigore Gitman, Delegation of • Elizabeth Nakian, Delegation of USA, USA Romania, Romania • Ellen Heller, American Jewish Joint Distribution • Danielle Borrin, Delegation of USA, USA Committee, USA • Danylo Kurdelchuk, Delegation of Ukraine, Ukraine • Ellen Van der Waerden, Delegation of the • Darina Sedláčková, Living memory, p. b. o., Czech Netherlands, The Netherlands Republic • Ellerton Jamie, Delegation of Canada, Canada • Dario Tedeschi, Delegation of Italy, Italy • Emanuelis Zingeris, Delegation of Lithuania, • Dariusz Pawlos, Delegation of Poland, Poland Lithuania • David Glasser, Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish • Emil Kalo, World ORT, Bulgaria Museum of Art, United Kingdom • Emile Rathenau, The Netherlands • David Lewis, Commission for Looted Art in Europe, • Erika Jakubovits, Delegation of Austria, Austria United Kingdom • Esther Finder, Delegation of USA, USA • David Marwell, Museum of Jewish Heritage, USA • Eva Fried, Delegation of Sweden, Sweden Holocaust Era Assets Conference JUNE 26–30, Prague • Eva Leitman Bohrer, Delegation of Spain, Spain • Gloria Schneider, Conference on Jewish Material • Eyal Dolev, Dolev Consulting, Israel Claims Against Germany, USA • Fabián Oddone, Delegation of Argentina, Argentina • Graham Beal, Detroit Institute of Arts, USA • Fabio Pigliapoco, Delegation of Italy, Italy • Greg Schneider, Conference on Jewish Material • Faina Kukliansky, Jewish Community of Lithuania, Claims Against Germany, USA Israel • Gregory Mattson, Delegation of USA, USA • Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Jewish Museum Vienna, • Günter Rieser, Delegation of Germany, Germany Germany • Günter Saathoff, Stiftung "Erinnerung, • Felicitas Thurn-Valsassina, Dorotheum, Germany Verantwortung und Zukunf", Germany • Felix Kolmer, Delegation of Czech Republic, Czech • Gusztav Zoltai, Federation of Jewish Communities Republic of Hungary, Hungary • Fern Smiley, Canada • Guy Broc, Delegation of France, France • Filip Marco, Sotheby‘s, Czech Republic • Hana Rousová, Czech Republic • Florence Kaufmann, European Jewish Congress, • Hanna Pirinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland United Kingdom • Hannah Lessing, Delegation of Austria, Austria • Florina Elman-Levin, Delegation of Israel, Israel • Hannah Lewis, Leuka, United Kingdom • Folie Adelheid, Delegation of Austria, Austria • Hannu Kyröläinen, Delegation of Finland, Finland • Frances Eizenstat, American Jewish Joint • Hans Olav Østgaard, Delegation of Norway, Distribution Committee, USA Norway • Francesca Gatt, Delegation of Malta, Malta • Hanspeter Huber, Delegation of Austria, Austria • François Wisard, Delegation of Switzerland, • Harald König, Bundesamt für zentrale Dienste und Switzerland
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