London’s Tate Gallery is facing what is believed to be its first claim for an artwork allegedly looted by the Nazis. The heirs of a Jewish banker who was shot to death by the Nazis in 1937 are claiming that an early 18th-century work valued at $300,000, “View of Hampton Court Palace,” by Dutch master Jan Griffier the Elder, was owned by their father.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
