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USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 270
Restitution Organization) files containing general restitution claims; files concerning
claims related to stolen jewelry; cases dealing solely with Hungarian-born Jews; and
cases dealing solely with Austrian-born Jews. The sixth series contains restitution case
files, arranged alphabetically by the surname of the claimant, which were received as an
accretion to the original accession in 1999.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Toronto office of the United Restitution
Organization, an American organization functioning as a liaison between Holocaust
survivors and German reparations agencies.
Languages: English and German
275.8 cubic feet
Restrictions: On access and use
RG-28.006 US Justice Department Restitution Files for the Netherlands, 1948–1959
This collection contains claims forms filed by the government of the Netherlands on
behalf of Dutch citizens whose property was seized by the Germans from 1940 to 1942.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the National Archives and Records Administration.
Languages: English
17 cubic feet
RG-28.007 Manfred Lovin Case File from the United Restitution Organization, 1958–
1972
These documents relate to the restitution efforts of Manfred Lovin (Loewin), who served
in the German cavalry during World War I and later became a successful manufacturer of
radio components. In 1938 he was arrested and sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration
camp, from which he escaped and fled to the United States. Included are decisions in the
case, which he filed on behalf of his family members, as well as statements for monetary
awards and documents relating to the transfer of funds.
Provenance: The case file became the property of the donor, Rabbi Eugene Lipman, and
his wife, Esther, as personal representatives of Lovin‘s estate.
Languages: English
0.25 linear inches
NOTE: See also RG–19.040—The Lawrence and Irene Koenigsberger Collection, and
Art and Artifact Branch Accession 1992.45.