Heirs snub German city’s tribute to looted art dealer Max Stern
Canadian scholars concerned exhibit will not address the difficulty of restituting Nazi-looted works.
Duesseldorf auction house returns Max Stern painting to his heirs
At Duesseldorf’s historic Malkasten artists’ association on Nov. 19, the Nazi-looted painting, Storm at Sea, by the Dutch master Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, was returned to the heirs of art dealer Max Stern.
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German town returns art to Max Stern estate, then buys it back
The return of a historically significant 17th-century painting to the Max and Iris Stern Foundation by the small Bavarian town of Weinsberg is being held up as an example of the co-operation that is possible between Germany and claimants of Nazi-plundered art.
Canadian and German students learn about Max Stern in joint project
Grade 5 students at JPPS in Montreal have been working on the project with kids from the Max Schule public school in Duesseldorf for the past two years.
WJC president raps Duesseldorf for cancelled Max Stern exhibit
World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder is urging the City of Duesseldorf, Germany, to reconsider its decision to cancel an exhibition on Max Stern.
City of Duesseldorf pulls the plug on Max Stern exhibition
An exhibition commemorating Jewish art dealer Max Stern has been abruptly cancelled by his native town of Duesseldorf, Germany.
