“The Nazis stole not only the wealth from the wealthy, but the poverty from the poor”
- Elie Wiesel at the opening ceremony at the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets
There was a lot of pomp and circumstance at the Prague Conference. Plenty of important dignitaries made grand statements, and the internal politicking and rivalries among [...]
I’m putting the finishing touches on my presentation for the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. It promises to be a very exciting event and I hope that we will make more progress towards helping families who were victims of the Holocaust.
I’m apprehensive about signing the final declaration in Terezin. This is the site of [...]
After two years of investigation, the Heast Castle in California returned two paintings to the family of Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer. They were German Jews who were forced to sell paintings in a liquidation auction of their Berlin gallery.
This marks 25th restitution in the USA since the issue of Nazi looted art gained international recognition [...]
July 07, 2009 