New York – Dealer Hit With Lawsuit Claiming $2.2M ‘original’ Copy of Schindler’s List Is a Fake

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    The heir to the widow of Oskar Schindler is suing upstate dealer Gary Zimet for allegedly selling a fake copy of Schindler's list for $2.2 million.New York – An upstate dealer selling what he claims is an original copy of Schindler’s list has been hit with a lawsuit that says it’s a fake.

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    Marta Rosenberg, heir to the widow of German industrialist Oskar Schindler, demanded in court papers filed Friday that Gary Zimet halt the $2.2 million sale.

    The artifact is billed as one of several surviving copies of a list of names that saved hundreds of Jews from death at the hand of the Nazis and inspired a Hollywood movie.

    “If Zimet is permitted to offer for sale…what he purports to be the List, when in fact it is not a true copy of the List, such transaction would cause irreparable harm to Rosenberg,” the suit says.

    The Argentine woman, who wrote a biography of Schindler and his widow, contends a will gives her exclusive rights to anything that belonged to the couple.

    “She’s insane,” Zimet roared. “She’s out of her…mind.”

    Zimet, who works in Washingtonville, insisted he’s selling the real deal.

    “It is 100% fine,” said Zimet.

    Although Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning film, “Schindler’s List,” suggests there was only one list, several copies were actually drafted and most of the ones that survived are in museums in Israel and the U.S.

    Zimet’s has the names of more than 800 Jews who were saved from German concentration camps during World War II.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    I personally dealt with zimet before. I still have a few bounced checks from him. Man is wicked

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    #1
    Why are you anonymous??

    kukashkake
    kukashkake
    13 years ago

    ill buy the check or check’s from you. please reply!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    The whole thing does’t (check) out .