Daily Israel Report Show More   France to Return Stolen Art to
Jewish Owners  France will return seven paintings to the heirs
of two Jewish families whose artworks were stolen during World
War II. By Elad Benari First Publish: 2/15/2013, 6:14 AM
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France will return seven paintings from the 17th and 18th
centuries to the heirs of two Jewish families whose artworks
were stolen during World War II, the French culture ministry
told AFP on Thursday.  Six paintings by Italian and German
artists will be returned to Thomas Selldorff, the octogenarian
grandson of Austrian textile magnate Richard Neumann, who was
forced to flee his country in 1938.  Neumann came with part of
his art collection to Paris but fled to Spain when the Nazis
occupied France and eventually reached Cuba, where he settled.
His grandson is based in the United States.  An avid art
collector, Neumann had more than 200 works of art in his Vienna
villa, according to AFP. The six paintings