Munich court clears Gurlitt bequest to Swiss museum / Lauder: Checks on trove must continue

2016. december 16 05:32

Munich court clears Gurlitt bequest to Swiss museum / Lauder: Checks on trove must continue

 

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Small blog gurlitt Court clears Gurlitt bequest to Swiss museum / Lauder: Checks on trove must continueA Munich Court ruled on Thursday that Cornelius Gurlitt, son of Hitler’s art preferred dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt, was of sound mind when he wrote his will bequeathing his extensive art collection to a Swiss museum in April 2014.
Small blog house World Jewish Congress commends Austria for vote to seize home where Hitler was bornThe vote Wednesday night followed years of the German border town of Braunau and later the national government trying to purchase the home from its owners.
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