Print; MUNICH, Germany — Matthias ... The candlestick is one of 111 silver objects at the Bavarian National Museum that the Nazis stole from Jews during the Third Reich in 1939.

Much of the silver in German museums was turned over to pawnshops as a result of the 1939 edict that said Jews must relinquish ownership of jewels, silver and gold. They were typically paid a ...

Matthias Weniger, a curator at the Bavarian National Museum, is looking to return dozens of silver objects the Nazis stole from Jews during the Third Reich in 1939 back to the descendants of the ...

Matthias Weniger, curator of the Bavarian National Museum, lifts one of the 111 silver objects stolen by the Nazis from the Jews during the Third Reich, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, June 10, 2023.

The silver objects’ histories were mostly well-documented. They came from pawnshops that listed the names of the owners or had coded them in ways Weniger was able to decipher.