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Heritage: how is France protecting its treasures ?
“It’s the quest of their life: recovering paintings belonging to their Jewish ancestors, stolen by
A PAINTING RETURNS TO FRANCE
On 23 July 2019, Peter Forner from Berlin handed over a painting by the French painter Nicolas Rousseau to the French State, represented by Ambassador Anne-Marie Descôtes, at the French Embassy. During the Second World War, the painting was transported from France to Berlin, where it remains in the custody of the Forner family to this day.
Renewal of the CIVS
The CIVS has just been renewed for a duration of 5 years. The decree concerning
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NETWORK OF EUROPEAN COMMISSIONS : DISCOVER THE FIRST NUMBER.
The network of European Restitution Committees (see our news of 28 January 2008) has published the first number of this newsletter.
2008 Activity report
Since its creation and as at 31 December 2008, the Commission has registered 25,542
Claims Extends Hardship Fund Benefit to Jews in Algeria
Since 1 February, Jews who resided in Algeria between July 1940 and November 1942 and who have been victims of the anti - Semitic persecutions of the Vichy regime are eligible for payment from the Hardship Fund of the Claims Conference.
International conference in Boston
On the 11th of November, the CIVS will be part of an international conference in Boston
Establishment of a Network of European Restitution Committees
The CIVS, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019, will manage the Network during its first year.
Return of 12 works to the heirs of Armand Dorville
On the recommendation of the CIVS, Prime Minister Jean Castex has decided to return to the descendants of the Jewish lawyer Armand Dorville twelve works acquired by the French State in 1942. These artworks are currently in the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay and the Château de Compiègne.
Procedure of compensation
The CIVS wants to point that the procedure of compensation does not concern only