From: Jan Meisels Allen <janmallen@att.net>
To: IAJGS Leadership Forum <leadership@iajgs.org>
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:48:35 -0800
Subject: [IAJGS Leadership] Updates on Nazi Stolen Artwork
Recently Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, posted several stories about Nazi stolen artwork.
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Forty-two Dutch Museums contain stolen art from Jews from World War ll according to a report by the Dutch Museums Association. The stolen art comprise 83 paintings, 26 illustrations, and 13 Judaica objects taken between 1933 and 1945.
The Dutch royal family returned a painting to the original owners in 2-015, that had been purchased by former Queen Juliana. The painting was purchased without knowing the source.
The museums involved include the Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum, Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum. The Rijksmuseum has 25 works on the Dutch Museums Association List , and research continues on other works of art at the museum.
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The Museale Verwervingen project, (https://www.
According to the website those who think they may be legal heirs to one of the identified works can file a claim established to examine the matter. Since 2002, 460 works in Holland have been returned to their Jewish owners from museums, private collections and public institutions. The project involved 163 museums, 42 of which included works that found their way to the list.
To view the art pieces see: https://www.
The restitution committee and how to file a request are available at:
