David Rowland, Who Won Back Looted Art for Jewish Heirs, Dies at 67
As a lawyer, he worked on behalf of the families of Jews who had been persecuted by the Nazis to recover artworks, some housed in pre-eminent museums.
Source: nytimes.com
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