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Simon Hirschland Bank controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1956

    Restitution of looted cultural property

    A drawing by Vincent van Gogh, La Mousmé, that had been looted from Kurt Hirschland was returned to the family by Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum.

  2. 1938

    Forced Aryanization and expropriation

    The bank was forcibly sold under the Nazi regime as part of the Aryanization of Jewish-owned businesses. The transaction displaced the Hirschland family and ended its ownership of the institution.