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Cassirer

American  
[kah-seer-er, kuh-] / kɑˈsɪər ər, kə- /

noun

  1. Ernst 1874–1945, German philosopher.


Cassirer British  
/ kaˈsiːrər /

noun

  1. Ernst (ɛrnst). 1874–1945, German neo-Kantian philosopher. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1923–29) analyses the symbols that underlie all manifestations, including myths and language, of human culture

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They wrote that California law holds that “a thief cannot convey good title to stolen works of art,” and therefore requires the return of the painting to Cassirer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

In the decades that followed, Lilly’s grandson Claude Cassirer — who had also survived the Holocaust — moved with his family to San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

“It is undisputed that California substantive law mandates the award of title here to the Cassirer family, as Lilly’s heirs, of which Plaintiff David Cassirer is the last surviving member,” Cassirer’s attorneys wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

“I am very grateful to the Supreme Court and the state of California for insisting on applying principles of right and wrong,” David Cassirer said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

In 2000, Claude Cassirer, a San Diego resident, was astonished to learn that the painting that he remembered from his grandmother’s apartment in Berlin was hanging in a museum in Madrid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

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