(JTA) — A seven-branch menorah that a World War II veteran brought to the United States from Europe as a souvenir was donated to the Dallas Holocaust Museum. The Dallas-based Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art was established in 2007 to honor the hundreds of “Monuments Men” who saved more than five million artworks stolen by the Nazis. A 2009 book by foundation founder Robert Edsel about the Monuments Men was made into a 2014 movie starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.
The museum also received another artifact from the foundation — a handmade album containing 46 tipped-in photographs showing daily work activities of the Monuments Men at the Offenbach Archival Depot, one of three principal collecting points for cultural treasures and works of art looted by the Nazis during World War II. The foundation continues to receive leads through its toll-free tip line — (866) WWII-ART — about works of art and other cultural items, including objects that veterans may have brought home as souvenirs.