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The Netherlands is confronting its history of Nazi occupation – but many stolen objects remain unreturned
Eight decades after liberation from the Nazis, silence, shame and a struggling legal system keep Jewish property in Dutch family homes Several months ago, the Dutch art detective Arthur Brand was surprised to be contacted by a man who had recently made an uncomfortable discovery about his family’s wartime past: he had learned that he descended from Hendrik Seyffardt, a Dutch general who led a volunteer Waffen-SS unit and one of the Netherlands’ most senior Nazi collaborators. But there was more: the man had also discovered that a painting by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, looted by the Nazis from the renowned collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, remained in the possession of the Seyffardt family. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, The Netherlands is confronting its history of Nazi occupation – but many stolen objects remain unreturned, Eight decades after liberation from the Nazis, silence, shame and a struggling legal system keep Jewish property in Dutch family homes Several months ago, the Dutch art detective Arthur Brand was surprised to be contacted by a man who had recently made an uncomfortable discovery about his family’s wartime past: he had learned that he descended from Hendrik Seyffardt, a Dutch general who led a volunteer Waffen-SS unit and one of the Netherlands’ most senior Nazi collaborators. But there was more: the man had also discovered that a painting by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, looted by the Nazis from the renowned collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, remained in the possession of the Seyffardt family. Continue reading…
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- The Netherlands is confronting its history of Nazi occupation – but many stolen objects remain unreturnedThe Guardian - 2026-05-15T10:00:37+00:00
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