Historian Jana Jiraskova and Judaista Jiří Blažek explain how the systematic confiscation of Jewish property during World War II worked. In the course of the lecture, he will explain how it was determined which works of art were of the highest value and how it was possible that some paintings or prints were saved from the Nazis. The lecturers will also talk about the research work they do when searching for confiscated art objects. Jana Jirásková studied history and religious studies at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. She has been working at the Centre for Documentation of Property Transfers of Cultural Property of World War II Victims since 2013 and focuses on the mechanisms of confiscation and restitution of property of World War II victims. She has been the director of this institution since 2023. Jiří Blažek studied Judaic Studies at Charles University and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Since 2008 he has worked as a translator, editor and publisher of Jewish religious literature, and as a guide and lecturer at the Jewish Museum in Prague. Since 2023, he has worked as a researcher at the Center for Documentation of Property Transfers of Cultural Property of World War II Victims, o.p.s. Admission is voluntary.