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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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David Cassirer, the lead plaintiff in the case since Claude’s death in 2010, argued the opposite in his own filing to the court.

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

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

The state has repeatedly weighed in on the case since the Cassirer family first filed it while living in San Diego in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2025

“There has never been a dispute that the Cassirer family was the rightful owner,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2025

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