“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 [...]
One of my client’s paintings was discovered at an upcoming sale at the Dorotheum. It’s entitled In the Wine Cellar by Domenico Pennacchini (1860 - 1910). As soon as I informed the Dorotheum, they were unbelievably helpful. They researched this painting and found that it had gone through the Dorotheum sales room in 1942. This [...]
July 07, 2009 