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Focuses on the two paintings of Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele, `Portrait of Wally' and `Dead City III.' The paintings being part of a show at Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art (MOMA); The claim by descendents of Viennese Jewish families that the paintings were stolen by the Nazis; Manhatttan district Attorney Robert Morgenthau giving MOMA a subpoena to retain the paintings until the completion of a criminal investigation into their ownership.

The article discusses efforts by Germany as of November 12, 2013 to allow Holocaust victims to reclaim art that was seized from Jewish collectors by the Nazis during World War II. More than 1,400 artworks were found in 2012 in the Munich, Germany home of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of an art dealer. Topics include ownership claims through the website LostArt.de, concerns from Jewish organizations such as the World Jewish Congress, and claims of obfuscation against the German government.

Declares speculations that posh apartments in city-controlled housing in Paris, France are Jewish property seized during World War II, based on a book written by French journalist Brigitte Vital-Durand. Paris Mayor Jean Tiberi's efforts to shed the plush city-controlled residences; Investigation on the history of each of the properties.