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His family was forced to sell their precious Pissarro painting before fleeing Nazi Germany; will he finally see justice?

JL;DR SUMMARY David Cassirer's pursuit to recover a looted painting by Camille Pissarro, "Rue Saint-Honoré, Apres Midi, Effet de Pluie," symbolizes a family's struggle for justice after being forced to sell it under duress to escape Nazi Germany. 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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Nazi GermanyCultural HeritageDreyfus AffairCassirer FamilyLegal BattleArt RestitutionLooted ArtPissarroThyssen Bornemisza MuseumHear Act

Places mentioned

Berlin, Germany
"David Cassirer in his home with a photograph of his familys Pissarro painting in his great grandmothers parlor in Berlin."
Madrid, Madrid Autonomous Community, Spain
"Rue Saint-Honore in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Now, another ruling is expected from the Federal District Court in Los Angeles this spring, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"The rediscovery kicked off an Odyssean legal journey up and down the federal courts in California, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington twice, and back."
Paris, France
"The painting is part of a series the Jewish artist painted from the safety of his hotel room in Paris at the height of the Dreyfus Affair in France."
Casablanca, Morocco
"Its different if youre there at a detention camp in the desert outside of Casablanca, and youre dying of typhoid fever because theres no running water and theres no toilets."

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