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International

Aug. 7, 2010

Chabad Wins Seized Texts From Russia

A federal court judge has issued a default judgement in favor of a U.S.-based charity ordering the Russian government to turn over thousands of Jewish texts, some of which were seized during the Bokshevik Revolution.

By Anna Scott

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A federal court judge issued a default judgement in favor of a U.S.-based charity ordering the Russian government to turn over thousands of Jewish texts, some of which were seized during the Bokshevik Revolution.

The decision gives at least a temporary victory to Los Angeles-based Bingham McCutchen partners Marshall Grossman and Seth Gerber after a six-year legal battle on b...

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