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Tango0108 Sep 2016 12:57 p.m. PST

… Looted Jewish Art on at a Profit.

"The Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper has printed an expose inferring that millions of dollars worth of looted Nazi art, that was entrusted to the Bavarian authorities by the American forces at the end of WWII, was never returned to their rightful Jewish owners, but misappropriated by the Bavarian authorities. The newspaper article is based on an exhaustive investigation undertaken by the British NGO, Commission for Looted Art in Europe, who found several pieces of art that should have been returned and never were.

A group of American art historian served on the front lines with the express purpose of rescuing as many pieces of art and other artefacts as they could. Their work was the motivation for the film, Monuments Men, starring Matt Damon and George Clooney that was released in 2014 and their work in saving Europe's cultural heritage resulted in the saving of over 10,000 pieces of art…"
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