A Berlin museum must return thousands
of rare posters to an American, part of his Jewish father's unique
collection that had been seized by the Nazis, Germany's top federal
appeals court ruled Friday.
The
Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe said Peter Sachs, 74, was the
rightful owner of the posters owned by his father Hans, ending seven
years of legal battles over a vast collection dating back to the late
19th century.
Sachs can now
demand their return from the German Historical Museum, the court ruled,
saying if the institution kept them that would be perpetuating the
crimes of the Nazis.
Peter Sachs, pictured with a book with some of
his father, Hans Sachs' favorite posters, has won a seven year legal
battle with a German museum and can now have the originals returned to
him in Florida
Posters, including this one, have been exhibited
at the German Historical Museum in Berlin, Germany. Thousands of the
rare posters, which date back to the 1800s, were seized by the Nazis
from Hans Sachs
'I can't describe what this means to me on a personal level,' Peter Sachs, who recently moved to Nevada from Sarasota, Florida, told The Associated Press in an email. 'It feels like vindication for my father, a final recognition of the life he lost and never got back.'
The case ended up with the Karlsruhe court because of the posters' unique and tumultuous journey through more than 70 years of German history.
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