ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Op-Ed in The Jerusalem Post: Ensuring Restitution for Nazi-Looted Art
U.S. Congress works to pass the HEAR Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday penned an op-ed for The Jerusalem Post, underpinning the importance of returning Nazi-looted art to the families of Holocaust victims and calling on Congress to pass the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act.
Sen. Cruz’s op-ed in its entirety can be read here. Excerpts are available below:
Earlier this week, a grateful America honored the 72nd anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, which began the long offensive to defeat Nazi Germany.
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As we say our long good-bye to the heroes of WWII, our final duty to them is to remember that the cause for which they fought isn’t a historical abstract. Evil hasn’t vanished. Aggressive, totalitarian regimes fueled by genocidal zealotry for which Holocaust denial is the content of tweets and cartoons are gaining strength. Anti-Semitism remains a virulent force in our own academic and cultural institutions.
Now more than ever, it is imperative that we don’t forget the atrocities these forces have committed in the past, as we continue the fight against them today.
For this reason, I am pleased and honored to work with my Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act. Co-sponsored by fellow my Texan Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), as well as senators Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), this legislation creates a uniform federal statute of limitations to facilitate claims for the recovery of artwork stolen by the Nazis.
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Although more than 70 years have passed since the Holocaust, it is never too late to do the right thing.
The HEAR act sends a clear signal that we continue to reject every noxious vestige of the Nazi regime, and I look forward to working with all my colleagues in Congress to pass it into law.
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