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Restitution
Series title:WitnessHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:2002Item number (ISN):350631Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN TELEVISION FUNDAccession:2004-0022Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:2002Production company:ArtHunters
Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:director/producer, Elise Swerhone; producer, Andrew Koster; script/editing, Robert Lower; photography, James Aquila; Charles Konowal; Christian Watcher; music, Victor Davies; narrator, Thomas AnnikoDescription:During the Second World War many Jewish families lost priceless artworks to the Nazis, possessions that were not returned to their rightful owners following the war. Today many Holocaust survivors are seeking restitution for these losses. RESTITUTION explores the complexities involved with Nazi looted art through Vera Gara, a Holocaust survivor and Canadian who fights to reclaim The Scythe Sharpener by Egger-Lienz, stolen from her family during the war and now forming part of the Leopold Collection, owned by Dr. Rudolf Leopold. <44mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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