The Guelph Treasure: Back to Square One

The Supreme Court of the United States has left the fate of the Guelph Treasure unresolved. On February 3, the justices dismissed the case brought by descendants of victims of Nazi spoliation, confirming that American courts are incompetent to rule on international human rights violations.

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The Guelph Treasure: Back to Square One © Daily Management Review

by Vincent Noce

The unanimous decision was foreseeable after the reservations voiced at the December 7 hearing. In 1935, three Jewish Berlin antique dealers sold half of the Guelph Treasure, now in the Berlin Museum, to Goering for one-third its actual value. The heirs say it was a forced sale: anxious to flee Germany, the men were pressured into accepting a cut-rate price. Read more…

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