Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Jewish heirs sue Germany in US over medieval art treasure

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2014 filr photo the medieval Dome Reliquary (13th century) of the Welfenschatz, is displayed at the Bode Museum in Berlin. The heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers said they have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. suing Germany and a German museum for the return of a medieval treasure trove worth an estimated US$ 226 million. The suit, which attorneys said was filed late Monday, Feb 23, 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., is the latest salvo in a long running campaign by the heirs for return of the so-called Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure _ which they claim their ancestors sold under Nazi pressure. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) BERLIN (AP) — The heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers say they have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. suing Germany and a German museum for the return of a medieval treasure trove worth an estimated $226 million.








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