New York court dismisses claim over the medieval Bird’s Head Haggadah
Heirs of Ludwig Marum sought restitution from the Israel Museum, alleging that the illustrated manuscript had been taken from their family. A New York state court dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and found the dispute belonged in another forum. Image shows two pages of the manuscript, Google Art Project via Wikimedia Commons.
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