Watchtower listed as an NGO with the
Vilnius International Forum
 

The Watch Tower Society is also listed as an NGO with the Vilnius International Forum on Holocaust Era Looted Cultural Assets, another indication of cooperation with the international community!

(formerly from http://www.vilniusforum.lt/participants/international.htm)

excerpt from the above page:

INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
….
Mr. Meir Meyer - Israel Representative
Watch Tower Society

Mr. James N. Pellechia - Associate Editor, Watch Tower Publications and Director of Public Affairs Office
Reino Kesk
Virgilios Pudjeivis

also from http://www.lootedart.com/InformationByCountry/United%20States/Official%20Bodies%20and%20Reports/Orcid_GSF_37642_4589236111.asp

  (backup)

The objectives of the Vilnius Committee is as follows (abbreviated):

· to present information on specific accomplishments in identification of looted cultural artifacts of Holocaust victims and on the current status of efforts to implement their return to rightful owners. States and participants may also discuss continuing problems they face and possible solutions;
….
· to discuss needs for politicians, lawyers, historians, and museum curators in various countries to disseminate information on the collection of the cultural assets of Holocaust victims in order to
facilitate their return to the general cultural context of their provenance and
to evaluate the activities of member states of the Council of Europe as well as of collectors, auctioneers, and museums in the fulfillment of recommendations and resolutions adopted by the Council….

James Pellechia of the Watchtower Public Affairs Program was a speaker at the Vilnius Forum Program on October 5, 2000 (between 9:30 and 11:30 AM) here and you can listen to his speech here.

Other related articles:

Jolene Chu of the Watchtower Public Affairs Dept. in New York has written articles for Jewish publications regarding the Holocaust

Jehovah's Witnesses receive Holocaust settlement money  page 1 next to the last paragraph

Jehovah's Witness Holocaust-Era Survivor's Fund (paragraph 5) also http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/14105/1.ashx

The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research consists of representatives of government, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations. Its purpose is to place political and social leaders’ support behind the need for Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally. website  ... Membership in the Task Force is open to all countries. Members must be committed to the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, and must accept the principles adopted by the Task Force regarding membership. They must also be committed to the implementation of national policies and programs in support of Holocaust education, remembrance, and research.  membership criteria

Is the Watchtower a member, and do they support the political agenda of the Task Force? They are listed here and reproduced below:

Victims, Non-Jewish Web sites providing information on non-Jewish groups targeted by the Nazis for persecution and extermination.     Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma http://www.sintiundroma.de/englisch/start.htm The Web site for the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg, Germany. Documents the history of Sinti and Roma in Germany with emphasis on their persecution under the Third Reich. Describes the center's exhibitions, along with its publications, lectures, concerts, and seminars. Also includes links to related resources. Jehovah's Witnesses and the Holocaust: Their Place in History http://www.discmultimedia.com/discresources/standfirm/index.htm Offers a brief, general overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses persecution under the National Socialist regime and explains the importance of learning about this victim group. Provides an extensive timeline, a short bibliography of print and online resources, and a collection of quotes from both historical and contemporary Watch Tower publications. Jehovah's Witnesses: Courageous in the Face of Nazi Peril http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/7/8/article_01.htm A section within the Watchtower Web site, the official Web site of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Chronicles the persecution of their members under the Nazi regime through a collection of online articles that originally appeared in the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society's publication, Awake!.

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