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German woman who lives in home looted from Jews must give it up, judge rules

JL;DR SUMMARY After a decade of legal battles, a German court has ruled that an 85-year-old woman, Gabriele Lieske, and her son must vacate a property once owned by Jewish caretakers, forcibly sold under Nazi duress in 1939. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GermanyNazi ExpropriationAryanizationClaims ConferenceHolocaust RestitutionJewish PropertyLegal BattlesGabriele LieskeAlice DonatHelene Lindenbaum

Places mentioned

Berlin, Germany
"The ruling earlier this month capped a decade of legal wrangling over the home, located in Wandlitz, outside Berlin."
Wandlitz, Brandenburg, Germany
"The ruling earlier this month capped a decade of legal wrangling over the home, located in Wandlitz, outside Berlin."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Seeking compensation, the Lieskes Munich-based lawyer, Raffael Nath, invoked a legal loophole..."

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