25.04.2013 (Bloomberg.com, written by Catherine Hickley) -- The heirs of a pre-World War II Jewish collector who are seeking to recover art worth more than $100 million said a U.S. court ruling and a Hungarian government announcement are steps toward success in their 70-year struggle.
Unfinished business at the Holocaust Museum
(2013) 25.04.2013 (The Washington Post, by Editorial) -- WHEN THE U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum opened 20 years ago, there were questions about its mission and whether it belonged so near the Mall. The events took place in Europe; the victims were concentrated in one ethnic group; was this really an American story?
93-Year-Old Auschwitz Nazi Guard Hans Lipschis Under Investigation, Could Be Charged As 'Accessory To Murder'
(2013) 24.04.2013 (International Business Times, by JR Tungol) -- A 93-year-old man named Hans Lipschis is being investigated by German prosecutors for his Nazi past and being an accessory to the murder of thousands of Jews.
Harper Government Invests in Research on Holocaust-Era Artworks
(2013) 24.04.2013 (PR Newswire, source Canadian Heritage) -- OTTAWA, April 24, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced funding of almost $200,000 that will enable Canadian museums to contribute to a key international research effort on the provenance of Holocaust-era works of art.
Artworks stolen during Holocaust returned to families by Montreal museum
(2013) 23.04.2013 (Global News, by Amanda Kelly) -- MONTREAL – Three paintings with remarkable histories linked to the Holocaust are being showcased at a Montreal museum.
Cézanne’s orphan
(2013) 20.04.2013 (Edmonton Journal, by Ian MacLeod) -- Almost 75 years after a painting by the French master was spirited out of Nazi-occupied France, it has re-emerged at the National Gallery of Canada.
Cologne mayor: Contrary to claims of anti-Semitism, residents welcome new Jewish history museum
(2013) 22.04.2013 (Haaretz, by Ofer Aderet) -- Dismissing suggestion by an archaeologist that some Cologne residents may be less than proud of city's Jewish heritage, Mayor Jurgen Roters says opposition to museum's construction stems primarily from budgetary and administrative concerns.
Dutch insurers lobbying against U.S. Holocaust Insurance Act
(2013) 21.04.2013 (JTA) -- THE HAGUE (JTA) -- Several Dutch insurance companies are lobbying against a bill to be reintroduced in the U.S. Congress that would allow individual Holocaust survivors to sue insurance firms.
Hundreds flock for first glimpse inside Museum of the History of Polish Jews
(2013) 21.04.2013 (Haaretz, by Ofer Aderet) -- WARSAW, Poland − Hundreds of people, including many journalists and foreign tourists, waited in long lines and filled the square outside the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which opened Sautrday for the first time.
Hungarians protest anti-Semitism in rally ahead of WJC
(2013) 21.04.2013 (Yahoo News, reporting by Sandor Peto;editing by Stephen Powell) -- BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hungarians rallied on Sunday to protest against what they said was growing anti-Semitism in the country which will host the plenary meeting of the World Jewish Congress next month.
