The Real Monuments Men: Continuing Challenges of Nazi Looted Art

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4 p.m., Oct. 15, 2014

The Nazis were not only the most systematic mass murderers in history, but arguably the greatest thieves. Recovering the property they stole and returning it to the rightful owners continues 69 years after the end of World War II.Two recent developments have drawn public attention to the on-going restitution work: George Clooney’s feature film The Monuments Men, which sports an all-star cast and a sizeable production budget; and the discovery of the Gurlitt cache, some 1,300 pictures concealed in a Munich apartment that were found in the possession of the son of a well-known art dealer. Both the film and the sensational discovery have had significant reverberations for those...