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Hermann Goering’s personal art dealer plundered the world for decades; his victims’ descendants are still seeking justice

JL;DR SUMMARY "Plunderer," a new PBS documentary, delves into the life of Bruno Lohse, an art dealer for Hermann Goering during the Nazi era, who facilitated the looting of countless artworks. 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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HolocaustHermann GoeringPbs DocumentaryRestorationArt TheftNazi LootingBruno LohseStolen ArtGutmann FamilyJonathan Petropoulos

Places mentioned

Bavaria, Germany
"Lohse was captured in Bavaria at the end of the war."
Netherlands
"the Guttmans were promised safe passage to Italy in exchange for signing over a collection of silver."
Italy
"the Guttmans were promised safe passage to Italy in exchange for signing over a collection of silver."
Theresienstadt, Ústecký, Czechia
"Fritz was beaten to death at Theresienstadt in 1944 and soon after, Louise perished in Auschwitz."
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"Fritz was beaten to death at Theresienstadt in 1944 and soon after, Louise perished in Auschwitz."
San Diego, California, United States
"The Portrait of Isaac Abrahamsz Massa by Franz Hals (circa. 1635), is owned by the San Diego Museum of Art."

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