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Israeli Institutions Vie for Looted Art

Two Israeli institutions are battling for custody of an unclaimed collection of artwork plundered by the Nazis _ a dispute over who best represents the victims of the Holocaust and their descendants. The Israel Museum, repository of such national treasures as the Dead Sea Scrolls, has control of the collection and is fighting to keep it. It is up against a company headed by a Holocaust survivor that is legally entrusted with locating the property of victims. Full Story