# Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims sue California museums over Nazi-looted art

https://mins.news/en/item/65576

- The Guardian, 2026-09-19 14:52 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/19/lawsuit-california-museum-nazi-looted-art

> Jewish heirs and representatives of Holocaust victims have filed two California lawsuits seeking the return of artworks taken from Jewish families by the Nazis during the second world war. The claims target Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum; both institutions say they legally own the works and intend to keep displaying them.

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