26 – 30 June 2009, Prague, Terezín, Czech Republic
The Holocaust Era Assets Conference will be held in Prague and Terezín, Czech Republic, on 26-30 June 2009, hosted by the Government of the Czech Republic in co-operation with the Forum 2000 Foundation, Documentation Centre of Property Transfers of Cultural Assets of WW II Victims, Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic, Jewish Museum in Prague, Terezín Memorial, and Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague.
A number of thematic topics selected by the specialised working groups will be discussed by professional experts: settlement of property claims (movable and immovable assets), provenance of stolen works of art, Judaica and Jewish cultural property, and education, remembrance and research about the Holocaust.
Panel 1: Legal Issues
Chair:
- Charles A. Goldstein (United States, Commission for Art Recovery)
Speakers:
- Olaf S. Ossmann (Germany, IAJLJ) – One Collection, One Persecution, One Deseizin – but Different ideas of ” Just and Fair Solutions” Hurdles in Different National Processes for Heirs of Art Collections
- Raymond J. Dowd (United States, Dunnington Bartholow and Miller LLP) – Fritz Grunbaum’s Stolen Art Collection: Legal Obstacles To Recovery
- Marc-André Renold (Switzerland, The University of Geneva) – The Renewal of the Restitution Process: Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods
- Stephen Knerly Jr. (United States, Association of Art Museum Directors) – Selected Issues for American Art Museums Regarding Holocaust Looted Art
- Norman Palmer (United Kingdom, Spoliation Advisory Panel) – Integrity, Transparency and Pertinacity in the Treatment of Holocaust-Related Art Claims
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