NAZI CRIMES TAINT LIECHTENSTEIN

Nazi crimes taint Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's royal family profited from Jewish labor in Nazi-run Austria, but did not trade in looted assets, a new report says. (BBC)

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Liechtenstein gave asylum to some 400 Jews during World War II but turned away unknown numbers, a study found. Written by six historians and released Wednesday, the study found that the tiny principality’s ruler, Prince Franz Josef II, and his family bought property and art objects taken from Jews, and used Jewish inmates from Nazi concentration camps for forced labor. “Confronting the past strengthens a country for coming to terms with future problems,” said Liechtenstein’s foreign minister, Ernst Walch.