Posts by Janet Lee Berg
Former resident writes book featuring Massapequa
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]A novel recounting how Hitler targeted the Dutch Katz brothers, prominent art dealers in Europe who could only keep their families alive by trading canvasses for their lives, takes on a close connection to Massapequa. The book, “Restitution,” is a sequel…
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First The Führer sent his right-hand man, Hermann Göring, around to loot the Katz’s collection. Gun in hand, he showed up on their doorstep and forced the brothers to “trade” 500 works of art. Later, in 1942, Hitler made the family an offer they, literally, couldn’t refuse: what was called the “Final Solution,” — one Rembrandt for 25 lives.
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