AAM has produced guidelines to help museums navigate this very important and sensitive issue. See http://www.aam-us.org/nazi_guidelines.htm Barry Szczesny AAM Government Affairs > -----Original Message----- > From: Carey Scheide [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Nazi-confiscated property > > I'm doing research on the debate over how to handle > Nazi-confiscated Jewish (or another ethnic > group's)property that has found its way into American > museums. I was wondering if any of you have had to > deal with this issue and if so, how did you handle it? > Also, what are your thoughts on this issue? Should > the property be returned to the family, given they can > provide proof that it belonged to them? What does the > museum do about this loss then? > > Any insight you could give me would be greatly > appreciated! > > Carey Scheide > Graduate Student > Duquesne University > > ===== > "Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small > ones. And when you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to > sleep in peace--GOD IS AWAKE." ~Victor Hugo > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).