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New York, NY - A painting seized by pro-Nazi French officials during World War II from its Jewish owners has been returned to their heirs and will be sold at a Christie's auction in New York. Its expected to fetch up to $7 million when it goes on the auction block.
The painting has been held by the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which agreed to hand it over to the heirs of its former owners, John and Anna Jaffe, after an investigation into the work's history. Pro-Nazi Vichy authorities illegally seized and sold the family's property in 1943. A group of Jaffe heirs has been searching for the past two years for confiscated paintings from the Jewish art collector's collection.
The painting changed hands several times until 1966, when it was purchased by the Kimbell Art Foundation.
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Jun 18, 2006 at 10:18 AM D E Ryan, Monsey Says:
No on the WalMart
I agree with letter-writer Harvey Sigal of Suffern in regard to the WalMart Super Center proposed for Monsey.
He mentions the low-paying jobs and poor benefits, and from what I have learned he is correct. The loss of jobs as businesses fail throughout the county will have a devastating effect not balanced by the relatively few jobs at the super center.
The firm is well known for low-balling prices until other stores in the area fail. Then they have a monopoly and the prices aren't so low any more.
The traffic and other resulting problems from approximately 1,000 cars per day inching along will be the headache of those who live on Route 45, Old Nyack Turnpike, Kennedy Drive and Route 306, as well as the store owners struggling to survive. Traffic on the Palisades Interstate Parkway and the Thruway will increase, too. Can a few bargains outweigh the quality of life of thousands of people who will have to live with this situation every day?
The owners of the company live in rural Arkansas and they don't have to put up with it. They just collect the profits.