On Monday, December 6, the United States Supreme Court heard a landmark case which pits three Jewish families against the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Jewish families live in California, New Mexico, and London, England. They are the heirs of prominent Jewish art dealers who were forced to sell their property to agents of Hermann Goering in 1935. The priceless collection of artwork was in turn presented to Adolph Hitler as a surprise birthday gift. Today, it sits in a museum in Berlin with no mention of its history.