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U.S. Jewish Federation sues to reclaim Nazi-looted Cranach diptych

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and heirs filed lawsuits to reclaim Nazi-looted art.
The suit challenges the Norton Simon Museum’s Lucas Cranach the Elder diptych “Adam and Eve.”
A suit by Dina Gottliebova Babbitt’s daughters seeks watercolors she painted for Josef Mengele.
President Donald Trump signed the 2025 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act, ending claim expirations.
Rabbi Noah Farkas said recovered-art proceeds will support roughly 2,500 Los Angeles Holocaust survivors.

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U.S. Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and heirs filed lawsuits to reclaim Nazi-looted art.
The suit challenges the Norton Simon Museum’s Lucas Cranach the Elder diptych “Adam and Eve.”
A suit by Dina Gottliebova Babbitt’s daughters seeks watercolors she painted for Josef Mengele.
President Donald Trump signed the 2025 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act, ending claim expirations.
Rabbi Noah Farkas said recovered-art proceeds will support roughly 2,500 Los Angeles Holocaust survivors.