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gustav klimt
Austria will not return Klimt painting to heir of Jewish owners
Jewish Journal
March 6, 2015
An Austrian government advisory board recommended against returning a 112-foot artwork by Gustav Klimt to the heirs of the Jewish art dealer who sold it.
Premieres of Holocaust films in Germany show strong interest in Nazi past
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2015
Two starkly different images: a woman wrapped in shimmering gold, a man whipped and bleeding on a cold cement floor.
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Jewish Journal
November 16, 2006
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Austria Makes Reparations for Nazi Past
Tom Tugend
January 26, 2006
In a high-profile case, Maria Altmann won her seven-year battle to recover from Austria five famous paintings looted by the Nazis and now valued at $200 million. The art works were seized in Vienna in 1938 from Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, a wealthy Jewish sugar magnate and Altmann\’s uncle.
Artful Solution to Nazi Looting
Tom Tugend
May 26, 2005
After six years of litigation and diplomatic battles over Nazi-looted art, in a legal case stretching from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., to Vienna and back, the Austrian government has agreed with Maria Altmann, an 89-year old widow, to let arbitration decide who now owns masterpieces that once belonged to her family.
Community Briefs
Jewish Journal
December 19, 2002
Producer-director Steven Spielberg pledged $1 million to aid Israeli terrorism victims and has named five Israeli and U.S. organizations as the initial recipients of the grant.
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