Daytimers with Naomi Karp

Not a Picasso, but Still Precious: A German Museum Returns Family Silver Lost to the Nazis

More than eighty years after German Jews were forced to turn over silver objects like kiddush cups and candle sticks to the Nazis, a Munich museum curator is on a quest to return the stolen silver to the victims or, more likely, their heirs. Naomi Karp will tell the story of how one German trying to do the right thing worked with her to return a silver cup owned by her Great-aunt Hermine who died at Theresienstadt to her family. She’ll describe how the museum’s efforts have influenced her family members and Jews around the globe.

Naomi Karp is a public interest lawyer who has worked for non-profits and government agencies for over four decades. Her work focuses on aging, law and policy. Since leaving her full-time job in 2019, Karp has consulted for the Department of Justice, AARP and other clients. She also devotes considerable energy to creating art (drawing, painting, collage), writes poetry, travels, cooks, and goes walking with friends. Naomi and her husband, David Wessel, are long time members of Temple Sinai.

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