Hedwig and her family fled Frankfort at the end of 19 38. It was impossible to be a german jew after crystal nocked. They made it to melbourne, changed their last names - almond becam ollen. And in may o 19 forty five, four days before the end of the war, hedrick died.
An escape from war-torn Germany. Lavish dinners with Hollywood royalty. A Swedish baron and a dime-store heiress: we explore the long journey of a Van Gogh still life — and what it says about the real value of the things we treasure.
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