Ansje Burdick wrote:
>
> I haven’t seen any comments on this yet so I thought I would throw it out
> there...
>
> This last Tuesday (Jan. 27) the House passed the Holocaust Victims Redress
> Act  which suggests "all governments take appropriate action to ensure that
> artworks confiscated by the Nazi’s – or the Soviets in the aftermath of
> World War II – be returned to their original owners or their heirs."
>
>  Anyone out there interested in discussing this?  What kind of impact do
> you think this will have on museums?  Any? Just thought I would throw it
> out and see if anyone is interested.  I’d like to hear your thoughts.
>
> If you want more information look at:
> http://www.house.gov/banking/12798lea.htm
>
> The Committee on Banking and Financial Services will hold a third hearing
> on issues related to Holocaust restitution on Feb 13th.   This hearing will
> be more focused on looted art.  You can find a transcript of past hearings at:
> http://www.house.gov/banking/
> (look under hearings and transcripts by date or title)

Haven't been following this issue closely; am curious:  Why only Soviets
and Nazis?  We have a resident who has the largest collection of
Hitlerian art in the world.  He was a soldier in German, post war II and
says he bought the stuff.  Has also been waging a pitched battle with
the U.S. government for glass plates he claims are his (confirmed by the
courts, I understand), but that the government won't return (now say
they are lost).

More to the point:  didn't we take any art or we simply the
squeeky-clean, good guys?
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
Angleton, Texas
http://www.bchm.org