Of course, someone could be posing as Eva Sterzing so you need to verify 
that as well...

John Marks

On 6/4/2012 4:20 PM, Shana West wrote:
> Perhaps this is relevant:
>
> http://www.aam-us.org/pubs/mn/MN_MA06_VitalizingMemoryExcerpt.cfm
>
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Beth Parker Miller
> <[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>> We have recently received the following email.  We are investigating its
>> legitimacy and are interested to know if others may have received such
>> an email as well.
>> Thank you.
>> Beth Parker Miller
>> Registrar
>> Winterthur Museum
>> [log in to unmask]
>> 302-888-4988
>>
>> From: SL Avocat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 6:17 AM
>> To: Linda Eaton
>> Subject: Oppenheimer Estate claim of the silver soup tureens made by Johann
>> Sebastian Würth Vienna 1781
>>
>> Dear Mrs.Eaton,
>> May I present myself to you: I am the attorney of law of the heirs of Rosa
>> and Jakob Oppenheimer, well-known art dealers and gallerists in Berlin who
>> had to leave Germany in the very beginning of 1933 to escape from
>> being murdered by Hitler's SA men, as well as the liquidator of the five
>> companies they inherited the shares of by a bequest of Albert Loeske, one of
>> the richest man in Berlin at this time because they worked for him in a very
>> profitable way, such as the van Diemen&  Co. Cie.
>> These fine people did not overlive persecution. They fled to France. They
>> hid in Nizza. Rosa who wanted to go out sometimes, was arrested and deported
>> to Auschwitz where she got killed. Her husband did of sorrow in Nizza. They
>> had three children Nelly divorced Bloch, Hildegard married STEIN and Hans
>> who overlived, who overlived, got maried and had children for whom I am
>> working.
>> I hereby claim In my quality as attorney of law and liquidator of the art
>> galeries one of which is the van Diemen&  Co. company, and in the the name
>> of all the heirs of Rosa and Jakob the above mentioned silver soup tureens
>> which Rosa and Jakob were deprived of in duress at the Graupe auction, a
>> so-called "Judenauktion" No. 142 on April 26/27th, 1935 Nos.336 and 337,
>> plate 71, at slender prices.
>> I settled many files for my clients with American museums and institutes
>> such as SMITHONIAN Institut, Mueum of San DIEGO,the State of
>> California etc. The settlement with Smithonian is published so that you can
>> consult it.
>> My clients are open to your suggestions, either you give the silver tureens
>> back to them and of course they had to sell them since none of the heirs is
>> rich enough to pay the part of the others heirs, or you pay them the amount
>> these works of art are worth, what means that the tureens have to be
>> evaluated by a neutral expert.
>> Finally I draw your intention to the fact that some of my clients cannot
>> live anymore alone and are in very expensive institutions for desabled
>> persons. So please let us settle the present matter at your earliest
>> convenience.
>> As you know, we have a Holyday in France (Pentecôte) and nobody else is
>> working in my office as me. I will forward a claim to you "en bonne et due
>> forme" in a few days.
>> Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible,
>> With best regards
>>
>> Eva STERZING
>> Avocat à la Cour
>> Liquidator of the van Diemen&  Co company
>> adresse postale : 72, route de la Reine
>> 92100 Boulogne Billancourt
>> Tél.: 01.77.87.70.20
>> Fax : 01.77.87.70.24
>>
>>
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