Monthly Archives: July 2010
The Satmar Saga Continues
In yet another Satmar lawsuit, this one involving control of the cemetary where the previous Rebbe is buried, Justice Victor J. Alfieri ruled that the parties are required to arbitrate the dispute before a Bais Din (Beth Din). The judge based his decision on a provision in the Congregation’s bylaws stating that “a member of […]
Settlement reached in case involving Portrait of Wally, a painting stolen from Austrian Jewish dealer in 1930′s
It’s good to see that some property rights of Holocaust victims are not deemed preempted by foreign policy agreements. According to a press release by the law firm Herrick, a settlement was reached in the case involving Portrait of Wally, a painting by Egon Schiele that was stolen in the late 1930′s from Lea Bondi […]
Jewish opposition to the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2010
When is a contract not a contract? JTA reports today that six Jewish organizations have signed a letter opposing the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2010. The American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, B’nai B’rith International, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the World Jewish Congress and the World Jewish Restitution Organization condemned […]
Elena Kagan and Arlen Specter on Holocaust era insurance claims
Solicitor General Elena Kagan says she doesn’t want to count her chickens. Senator Arlen Specter says he is one of her chickens. The issue was how Kagan, if confirmed to the Supreme Court, would vote on a petition requesting that the Court hear an appeal from a decision by the Second Circuit which held that […]
