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The passionate, gripping, true story of one mans single-minded quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole from his family, their beloved art collection, and to restore their legacy. Simon Goodmans grandparents came from German-Jewish banking dynasties and perished in concentration camps. And thats almost all he knew about themhis father rarely spoke of their family history or heritage. But when he passed away, and Simon received his fathers old papers, a story began to emerge. The Gutmanns, as they were known then, rose from a small Bohemian hamlet to become one of Germanys most powerful banking families. They also amassed a magnificent, world-class art collection that included works by Degas, Renoir, Botticelli, Guardi, and many, many others. But the Nazi regime snatched from them everything they had worked to build their remarkable art, their immense wealth, their prominent social standing, and their very lives.