Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference)
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Claims Conference Initiatives

Looted Jewish Art and Cultural Property Initiative

Nazi-Era Stolen Art and U.S. Museums: A Survey

Descriptive Catalogue of Looted Judaica

Art Restitution Organizations

International Organizations

National Organizations by Country

Academic Organizations

Other Art Initiatives

Conferences, Declarations & Resolutions

U.S. Congressional Hearing on Looted Art


Looted Art-Historical Photos

Update:

Art Claims in Netherlands Remain Open

Artworks and Other Cultural Property Restitution and Compensation

U.S. Congressional Hearing on Looted Art


Former U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Stuart Eizenstat (right) and Claims Conference Executive Vice President Gideon Taylor testifying on the issue of Nazi-era stolen art before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services.

A hearing on efforts toward restitution of art stolen from Jews during the Holocaust was held by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services, Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee on July 27, 2006.

The links below contain testimony given at the hearing.

Stuart Eizenstat, Former Commissioner, Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S., Covington & Burling

Gideon Taylor, Executive Vice President, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

Edward Able, President and CEO, American Association of Museums

Gilbert S. Edelson, Administrative Vice President and Counsel, Art Dealers Association of America

Jim Cuno, President and Director, Art Institute of Chicago, on behalf of the Association of Art Museum Directors

Timothy M. Rub, Director, Cleveland Museum of Art