A woman fleeing the Nazis left behind a painting. Her family just got it back.
The family of a woman who fled the Nazis has recovered a painting she left behind. During a restitution ceremony, her great-grandson described the artwork as a witness to his family's life before persecution. The return marks a rare instance of restitution for the family.
In a rare restitution ceremony, a great-grandson called the artwork “one of the few surviving witnesses to my family’s life … before persecution.”
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