Heirlooms stolen from Jewish families during WWII returned to descendants
Hundreds of valuable silver heirlooms confiscated from Jews during World War II are being returned to descendants of Holocaust survivors across the world, thanks to a museum curator from Germany. Dr. Matthias Weniger of the Bavarian National Museum in Munich, Germany, has made it his mission to return the heirlooms in the museum's collection that were stolen by Nazis in 1939."Our museum bought more than 350 pieces, and now we are looking actively for the families," said Dr. Weniger.So far, Dr. Weniger has researched and returned 63 items to families in the United States, England, France, Spain and Israel. This...
Bruce Springsteen rocks for Holocaust remembrance at USC Shoah Foundation Gala in New York
Bruce Springsteen rocked the house for Holocaust remembrance. The Boss was a surprise performer at the star-studded USC Shoah Foundation’s Ambassadors for Humanity Gala Sunday, Oct. 13 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Springsteen performed solo acoustic versions of "Dancing in the Dark” and “The Ghost of Tom Joad”...