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The return of The Louvre and the Seine from the Pont-Neuf by Pissarro: a concerted effort that has paid off.
In February, the painting by Camille Pissarro The Louvre and the Seine from the Pont-Neuf was returned to the heirs of Max Heilbronn, who founded the Monoprix retail chain in 1932, fought for the French Resistance and was deported in 1944 to Buchenwald before serving as Chairman of the upmarket department store Galeries Lafayette between 1945 and 1971. Placed in a bank safe deposit box, the painting had been spoliated by the Germans during World War II.
The CIVS and the diplomatic archives renew a successful partnership
On Tuesday 4 July 2017, the Director of Archives of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Chairperson of the Commission pour l’Indemnisation des Victimes de Spoliations (CIVS – Commission for Compensating the Victims of Spoliations) signed the renewal of the convention that has linked those two departments of the State since April 2016.
The CIVS signs an agreement with the Cercle de Généalogie Juive
On 21 October 2016, at the CIVS headquarters, Michel Jeannoutot, Chairman of the CIVS, and Bruno Bloch, Chairman of the Cercle de Généalogie Juive, signed an agreement setting out the terms and conditions for a new cooperative undertaking.
A new director at the CIVS
Mr. Gilles Bon-Maury is appointed Director of the CIVS from June 1, 2023, after the departure of Mr. Jérôme Bénézech, who left his post on March 31, 2023. The interim was provided by Mrs. Sylviane Rochotte, Head of the hearing secretariat.
2015 Activity report
Consult report
Appointment of a new director
By order of the Prime Minister dated 18 January 2008, Mr. Jean-Pierre Le Ridant is
2011 Activity Report
Consult report
REPORT CIVS 2018
The 2018 activity report has just been published.
Discover the fourteenth issue of the European restitution committees newsletter
The Network of European Restitution Committees has published the fourteenth issue of the newsletter.
