Posts by Janet Berg

This episode is part of a segment of stories entitled The Führer’s Art Theft Frenzy that focuses on art taken by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish gallery owned by brothers Benjamin and Nathan Katz. Author Janet Berg has written a debut novel, Rembrandt’s Shadow, that touches on the history of the Katz family during…

By Laura Durston – November 19, 2019 The tales of the Kittiwake have been reimagined in a children’s book, ‘Kitti the Cargo Ship’, written by sisters Janet Berg and Judith Santora and published by Caribbean Creations. The sisters, who are part-time residents of Cayman, were motivated to write a story using the Kittiwake as inspiration…

by Adam Parker The story of the Katz family in Holland during World War II, inspired author Janet Lee Berg to write a historical novel that incorporates some of the experiences her husband’s ancestors endured. Immersed in the world of great art, Nathan and Benjamin Katz sold Dutch masterworks to the Nazis. It was a…