Opening Friday, the Jewish Museum's 'Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art' is a testament to survival, despite attempts to eradicate an identity and culture

17 19th-century funeral scrolls, manuscripts and community records recovered ahead of auction; Justice Department says items will be returned to communities

After antiques are donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, their 'concealed histories' were exposed, along with how much was known about their acquisition

If no new light can be shed on origins, pieces likely to be handed over to Jewish communities, museums; until now, history of objects only checked if a claim was filed

Grandchildren of Gustav and Emma Mayer to receive 'Blumenstilleben'; since family was compensated in 1960s, they'll be asked to pay for painting

Terms of deal struck with University of Oklahoma, which acquired looted painting, prevent Leone Meyer, 81, from realizing dream of leaving it to Musee d'Orsay in Paris

Move could mark precedent after commission on return of stolen Nazi-era art had until now not typically dealt with cases in which cultural property changed hands outside of country

In the 1930s, the Mosse family left their extensive trove behind in Germany. Some works have now been traced to Israel, prompting a search for more looted art the museum may have

Baroque painter's 'Lot with his two daughters serving him drinks' was seized from home of an antiques dealer near Padua

'Rose Bushes Under Trees,' painted by the Austrian artist around 1904-05, will be given to the relatives of Holocaust victim Nora Stiasny