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LA Federation Sues Museum Over Nazi-Looted Art
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The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles has sued the Norton Simon Museum to recover Nazi-looted paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder, intending to fund Holocaust survivor aid. A separate lawsuit seeks watercolors painted by a Holocaust survivor under duress for Josef Mengele from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.
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- LA Jewish Federation sues Norton Simon Museum for Nazi-looted Cranach paintings.
- Lawsuit refiled under new California law for looted art restitution.
- Proceeds to fund aid for impoverished Holocaust survivors.
- Daughters of survivor sue Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum over forced artwork.
- Museums assert rightful ownership and historical significance of artworks.
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