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Portrait of Wally by Egon Schiele
the beautiful painting owned by my late
great aunt, Leah Bondi Jaray
and the subject of the story
Plaque about the painting 1
at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum has graciously offered to host the current exhibition
of the painting before it returns to Austria on August 18, 2010
Plaque about the painting 2
Upper half
Plaque about the painting 2
lower half
Mari-Claudia Jimenez, Larry Kaye, Lee Rosenbaum
Robert Newman and Joyce Lowinson
Mrs. Rudolf Leopold and dignitaries
Robert Morgenthau, then NY County District Attorney
whose subpoena of the painting was eventually quashed
but bought time to collect additional evidence of the theft
Robert Morgenthau, Andre Bondi, Howard Spiegler, Raymond Kelly, James Hayes, Jr., Preet Bharara, David Marwell
Robert Morgenthau and Andre Bondi studying their notes
Robert Morgenthau, Andre Bondi, Howard Spiegler, Raymond Kelly
Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of NY
James Hayes, Jr, Special Agent in Charge, ICE
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly,
then Commissioner of the US Customs Service
David Marwell, Director, Museum of Jewish Heritage
Howard Spiegler, an Attorney representing the Estate of Leah Bondi Jaray
Andre Bondi 1
my first cousin, and son of the late Henry Bondi
who knew Leah Bondi Jaray well and wanted justice for
the theft
Andre Bondi 2
Andre took on the thankless task of
representing the estate in the US
and of keeping the family apprised of
developments in the case
Andre Bondi, emotionally recalling his ill father's
joy at the news that the painting had been seized by ICE
Jane Kallir, St. Etienne Gallery
Jane had the files of correspondence between her
grandfather and Leah when Leah requested his help
in getting her painting back from the Austrians
Andre Bondi and Sharon Cohen Levin, US Attorney, Chief of the
Asset Forfeiture Unit
Ruth Rozanek, relative important to the case
who could not make the event. Photo from
summer, 2009
Bob Roistacher, unsung hero who devised the strategy of taking a criminal action
to recover the painting. Bob, with the family's agreement, made the criminal complaint
to Robert Morgenthau's Chief of Investigations, Dan Castleman
in a last ditch effort to retain the painting in the US.
David D'Arcy, Hildegard Bachert, Jane Kallir, John Kallir and Bob Roistacher
View of the Statue of Liberty and NY Harbor from
the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Larry Kaye, ?, Mari-Claudia, Bob
?, Mari-Claudia, Bob, Jane Kallir
Bob, Jane, Hildegard, John Kallir
Portrait of Wally Commemoration: July 29, 2010
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