Looted Jewish Gems Surface, Says Dealer: Fresh attempt to dump Nazi-era precious stones on N.Y. market called `shocking but not surprising' by WJC.

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: November 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Looted Jewish Gems Surface, Says Dealer: Fresh attempt to dump Nazi-era. precious stones on N.Y. marked called `shocking but not surprising' by WJC

An upstate precious gems dealer called off a $5 million deal six weeks ago after becoming convinced that the precious stones he was asked to sell were stolen by the Nazis from Jews and concealed for the past 50 years, The Jewish Week has learned.

"They were asking me to bring them out of Europe and then they were going to pay me a 10 percent commission on the sales," said the dealer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "They wanted to sell them ...

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