The French senate has approved the return of 15 artworks looted from Jews during World War II, the last step in a process that started in the National Assembly in January. The move will open the door to further restitutions.
This is the first time in 70 years that the French government has made serious steps to return artworks "that were acquired in troubling circumstances during the occupation because of anti-Semitic persecution," said French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot.
