Museums in Germany are working to reunite silver and gold objects with the Jewish families who owned them before they were confiscated by the Third Reich. Candelabras, kiddush cups, and other significant objects were taken and sold to fund the regime, and Museums in Stuttgart, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin are now searching for public records to prove rightful ownership on behalf of descendants. Using multiple databases and archives, curators and historians have successfully returned items to families in the US and Israel, with some choosing to donate or lend heirlooms to museums.

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