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California Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Help Restitution of Property Stolen During Holocaust

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The bill was inspired by a ruling in January by the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that a museum in Madrid, Spain, was not forced to return a famous painting. The court ruled against the descendants of Lilly Cassirer regarding the painting Rue Saint-Honor in the Afternoon.

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California Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Help Restitution of Property Stolen During Holocaust

Visitors stand by Camille Pissarro’s “Rue Saint-Honore in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain, 1897” at Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid, Spain, April 22, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D) introduced legislation on Thursday that would assist California residents in recovering artwork and other types of personal property stolen during the Holocaust or other times of persecution. Assembly Bill (AB) 2867 woul…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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