Berlin pledges to speed up Munich art treasure probe following WJC intervention

2013. november 12 23:37

WJC News Update – Berlin pledges to speed up Munich art treasure probe following WJC intervention

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 12 November 2013

After WJC intervention, Berlin pledges to speed up Munich art trove investigation

Following a call by World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder, the German government has pledged to accelerate the research into the provenance of the 1,400 artworks found in Munich in 2012.

Ronald Lauder: The West is still failing Hitler’s test

Seventy-five years ago, the entire world faced one of history’s great moral tests, and it failed, writes the WJC president on the Kristallnacht anniversary.

Claims Conference co-founder and long-time leader Saul Kagan dies at 91

12 Nov 2013 The World Jewish Congress said Kagan was „the guiding spirit and wise, strategic force throughout over 60 years of successful negotiations that helped ease the physical plight of Shoah survivors.” READ MORE »

Tehran blames Western powers for nuclear talks failure – BBC News

12 Nov 2013 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif blamed divisions between Western powers for the failure to agree a deal on its nuclear program over the weekend. READ MORE »

German court approves suspension of state funding for extreme-right party

12 Nov 2013 The extremist and anti-Semitic National Democratic Party (NPD) cannot benefit from state funding for the time being, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has ruled.  READ MORE »

France’s role in scuttling Iran nuclear deal prompts speculation – Los Angeles Times

12 Nov 2013 A marathon round of international talks in Geneva fell short of a widely anticipated deal early Sunday after French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius objected READ MORE »

Germany looks back on pogroms and saviors – New York Times

12 Sep 2013 “It was the world’s lack of response that sealed the fate for the Jews in Europe,” WJC President Ronald S. Lauder told the ‘New York Times’. READ MORE »