<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Monuments Men and Women Foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization created to raise worldwide awareness about the service of the Monuments Men and Women and honor their legacy.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/latest-news-old</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:09:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mmwf.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Monuments Men and Women Foundation Mourns the Passing of Congresswoman Kay Granger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Foundation remembers Congresswoman Kay Granger, whose steadfast support helped bring national recognition and a Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men and Women.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/remembering-congresswoman-kay-granger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a708aa316cff318c1881d91</guid><category><![CDATA[News Page]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:36:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b39bbe_bb4ce32a791540008eeb832d4186ef7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raymond J. Dowd Examines the Legal Imperative for Nazi-Looted Art Restitution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore Raymond J. Dowd’s legal argument that international law requires the restitution of Nazi-looted art to rightful owners and heirs.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/abottinelli-monumentsmenfoundation-org</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a671eed388acffd1e3a5d7b</guid><category><![CDATA[MMWF News | Member-Only]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b39bbe_659d0a30b70e4436ba6091982fe4662a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monuments Men and Women Foundation to Support Blue Shield International’s 30th Anniversary Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Monuments Men and Women Foundation supports Blue Shield International’s 30th anniversary conference in Athens on cultural property protection.
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More than 1,000 objects remain missing today, and the family's descendants continue efforts to trace and recover this important collection.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/the-hatvanys-of-hungary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef8160d00855f52b1e40c4</guid><category><![CDATA[MMWF News | Member-Only]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6a771_06867359400f405c95722f76244c04b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Missing Eight Decades Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Nachmann family fled Nazi Germany in 1938, a crate containing four valuable paintings—including works by Renoir and Pissarro—vanished during transit to the United States. More than eighty years later, three generations of the family continue the search for these missing artworks, hoping to recover cherished heirlooms lost during their forced exile.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/still-missing-eight-decades-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef7dea7cb0726b2da7ac1d</guid><category><![CDATA[MMWF News | Member-Only]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:50:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6a771_dcc81c5809eb4397985f8c5961cae66a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_626,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unresolved Claim: The Collection of Fritz and Thea Goldschmidt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fritz and Thea Goldschmidt were prominent Jewish patrons of the arts in Breslau whose extensive collection of Impressionist and Expressionist works was gradually dispersed through forced sales, confiscation, and persecution under the Nazi regime. Deported to concentration camps and murdered in 1944, they left behind a legacy that their descendants continue to honor through ongoing efforts to locate and recover artworks lost from the family collection.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/unresolved-claim-the-goldschmidt-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef8822d00855f52b1e5113</guid><category><![CDATA[MMWF News | Member-Only]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:36:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6a771_35268572534b46348d1a4eef8ed24d7a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_936,h_754,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disbarment and Dispossession: The Glaser Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Fritz Salo Glaser, a German Jewish lawyer and avid collector of modern art, was forced to sell much of his collection under Nazi persecution to support his family and pay discriminatory taxes imposed by the regime. 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Decades later, the discovery of missing works from his collection led to the creation of the Max Stern Art Restitution Project, which continues to recover and research art lost during the Nazi era.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/persecution-and-provenance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef83b57475e016cb914541</guid><category><![CDATA[MMWF News | Member-Only]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:09:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6a771_a718c581b5424516b207bfb7432973dd~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lesser-Known Theft: The History and Modern Restitution Efforts in the Spoliation of Musical Materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Nazi-era art looting has received significant attention, the widespread theft of musical instruments, scores, and other musical materials remains far less understood. Organizations such as Musique et Spoliations are working to uncover this overlooked history, research the thousands of cultural objects seized from Jewish musicians and collectors, and advance efforts to restore Europe's displaced musical heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.mmwf.org/post/history-and-modern-restitutions-of-musical-materials</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef9089d00855f52b1e64d7</guid><category><![CDATA[MMWF News | Member-Only]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:50:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6a771_974411916a514d04b51d1627752c7dcd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Monuments Men and Women Fnd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restoring a Legacy and Collection: The Tragic Fate of the Goudstikker Collection and the Heirs Still Seeking Justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker built one of Europe's most celebrated art collections before fleeing the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. 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A Promise Fulfilled.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ninety-three-year-old June Brandt of Richmond, TX, contacted the Monuments Men and Women Foundation after reading Edsel’s Houston Chronicle op-ed about the Forever Promise Project. Her brother, Staff Sergeant William Durham “W. D.” West Jr., was just twenty-one when his plane was shot down over Germany two weeks before the end of World War II. 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