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Jewish German dynasty seeks Picassos lost in Nazi era
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy family demands New York museums return two paintings worth $400 million
A Jewish German banking dynasty is demanding that New York museums return two Picassos lost during the Nazi era that are worth $400 million (270 million euros), a spokesman told Der Spiegel.
"It's a question of justice," Julius Schoeps, spokesman for the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy family, told the German weekly news magazine in comments to be published in Monday's edition.
The heirs of Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy say he became separated from the paintings - worth an estimated 200 million dollars each - during the Nazi era in Germany.
They are demanding that the Museum of Modern Art hand back "Boy Leading a Horse" (1905-1906) and that the Guggenheim return "Le Moulin de la Galette" (1900), Der Spiegel said.
The museums have rejected the request and filed a complaint against Schoeps, Der Spiegel said, announcing that the matter was expected to go to trial soon in New York.
