Another Case of Stolen Artwork: Holocaust Survivor is suing Germany for artwork

Holocaust survivor David Toren (88) has set up a U.S lawsuit against Germany over a Max Libermann artwork discovered in a stashed of Nazi loot.

Toren is a retired lawyer who says his parents and family members were killed by the Nazis, and the families possessions were stolen.

The artwork in question was among a large stash of artwork seized in 2012 from Cornelius Gurlitt. This case brings up tremendous skepticism about the ability of Germany to return looted property by the Nazis.

As reported by the LA Times, this story is in addition to dozens of other stories about Nazi artwork that has failed to be returned to their rightful owners decades later.

Most recently in 2013, when 590 artworks were discovered in Munich and much of the collection was confirmed to be illegitimate.

The suit being made n the U.S will make it difficult for Toren to negotiate the return of the painting, and the U.S is clear that the dispute is between Toren and Germany, not with the U.S government.

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