Lauder: Germany must address Nazi-looted art in private hands

2013. november 21 00:09

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 20 November 2013

Lauder: Germany must address Nazi-looted art in private hands

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has called on the German government to ensure that artworks in private hands whose provenance is doubtful are to be made public.

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