The French Government has announced that it will return seven paintings taken from Jewish owners by invading Nazi forces in the early-to-mid 20th Century.  The hand-over is part of new efforts to return stolen works to their rightful owners.  “It’s as much a moral issue as a scientific one.”  Said French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti, who underlined a need for a “proactive search” to return all looted works to their rightful owners.
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