Law vs. Morality: The Nazi Art TroveWhen an inheritance is tied to a historical crime.
From the show
Colliding TruthsThe discovery of a secret art collection challenges our ideas of justice and ownership. In 2012, authorities found 1,500 artworks in Cornelius Gurlitt's apartment, many looted from Jewish families by his Nazi-era art dealer father. The case pits legal inheritance rights against the moral imperative for restitution, asking whether the passage of time can erase the crime of a genocide.
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