After criticism of the occupation of the Conciliation Panel on Nazi-looted art relents Culture Minister Monika Grütters. They will recommend the Limbach Commission to include a person with a Jewish background in their work.
“That would be a powerful confidence-building measure for the Jewish side”, said the CDU politician on request of the German Press Agency with.
you’ll consult with the members of the Commission, with countries and communities not only on the occupation, “but also encourage reflection after 13 years of good work over individual aspects of the work order,” Grütters wrote in their opinion.
the Commission, led by the former President of the Constitutional Court, Jutta Limbach, arranged on request between parties, if there is controversy about possible stolen art. It is about cultural objects that were stolen to their owners by the Nazis. A group of lawyers from Germany, Italy and the United States had this week criticized in an open letter, the previous method lacked it on fairness, transparency and justice.
The signatories also Markus Stötzel which counts last the heirs of Jewish gallery owner Alfred Flechtheim (1878-1937) has represented. This had the end of February have relinquished their voluntary participation in a process of consultative Limbach Commission. In its letter, the lawyers demanded, among other things, the Commission would have to include representatives of groups tracked belong.
Similarly, the president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, had expressed, according to the federal government. Grütters had met last week on their trip to the US with him in New York. According to information, the sent Grütters ministry itself, he said, among other things, the composition of the Commission should include “the perspective of the complaining victim”.
According to news magazine “Der Spiegel” to Lauder speaks clearly for a Jewish personality in the Commission of the body will felt by many elderly Jewish claimants as “cold and distant”. No external understanding when they fought for their rights, quoting the magazine Lauder. Many countries have in the workup of Nazi-looted art cases achieved more in his view as Germany.
The “Mirror” also reported Grütters have emphasized in their visit to the US, they refuse a Jewish representative in to invoke the Limbach Commission. The “New York Times” she quoted as saying that such a person was then the only voice that was biased. According to the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” a spokesman, Grütters quote had not been rendered entirely accurate.
No one had ever denied a Jewish personality objectivity Grütters now writes in her statement. “This and allegations of racism are therefore completely inappropriate, in terms of the members of the Limbach Commission, all of which have an excellent reputation.” Lauder and they were much more than the public debate it reasonable to assume it now in their considerations.
They will recommend to include a person with a Jewish background. “We both know that, in contrast to such a Jewish individual personality a posted by an organization representative could come once in a conflict of interest in case of doubt,” said Grütters. According to information of the rbb Lauder suggests as possible candidates the former director of the Jewish Museum Berlin, Michael Blumenthal (90), before.
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