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Criticism of Jewelry Sale With Nazi Shadow Trails Christie’s

Facing criticism for its sale of jewelry from an estate partly built on profits made from the purchase of Jewish businesses during the Holocaust, Christie’s promised in spring to donate a portion of its proceeds to further Holocaust research and education. But the auction house struggled to find organizations willing to accept money from the sale, which went forward despite the objections of Jewish groups.

The record-breaking sale of jewelry from the estate of Heidi Horten generated $202 million. Horten was an Austrian heiress whose husband, Helmut, built a retail empire in Germany partly by taking advantage of Nazi policies

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Police recover $500K in stolen jewelry, seeking owners

York Regional Police are asking anyone who may have been robbed to check the Flickr album with photographs of recovered items

The owners of more than $500,000 in stolen jewelry recovered in a distraction theft investigation are being sought by the York Regional Police.

The distraction thefts and robberies that occurred across York Region in June typically involved two suspects in an SUV who would approach elderly victims and engage them in conversation. During the interactions, the suspects would replace the victims’ real jewelry with cheap costume jewelry, police said in a news release. In some instances, they used force

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Recovered jewelry needs to be reclaimed: Police

Over $500,000 in stolen jewelry has been recovered.

York Regional Police are asking for the public’s help locating the rightful owners of a large stash of jewelry they have recovered.

Police say two women were allegedly involved in distraction thefts and robberies within the York Region.

Driving an SUV, the two young women would approach seniors and start a conversation. During the interactions, the police said the women would replace the victims’ real jewelry with cheap costume jewelry.

In some instances, they used force and assaulted the victims when attempting to remove the jewelry.

On June 5, police charged two

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European jewelry brand is opening its first store in Toronto

Danish jewelry brand, Pilgrim, is set to open its first store in Toronto at the Eaton Center this month.

The brand’s story begins in Denmark in the summer of 1983, when designer Annemette Markvad “translated her great love for minimalism, art, music, and people” into a collection of handmade jewelry she sold at music festivals throughout Scandinavia and Germany.

Pilgrim was introduced to the Canadian market just eight years ago by the brand’s North American CEO, Robert Hayes, and now operates five locations in cities like Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa.

The brand’s jewelery is hand-crafted, lead and nickel free,

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Two charged in connection with elderly jewelry scams in York Region

Two people have been arrested in connection with several distraction-style thefts targeting elderly people in Vaughan.

It is alleged that on May 29 and May 31 at around 6 pm, two suspects in an SUV pulled up to elderly victims who were out walking. The suspects engaged in conversation with them, York police said, asking for directions. During these interactions, the suspects allegedly tried to gift the victims with cheap jewelry, using this gesture as a rage while attempting to remove the victims’ valuable jewelry.

When these alleged attempts failed, the police say the suspects used force to rob their

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35-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond Going on Display in Vegas

Las Vegas—Attendees at the JCK Las Vegas show will be able to see a 35-carat lab-grown diamond, a stone that’s just slightly larger than the record-setting lab grown-diamond reported on just last month.

Maitri Lab-Grown Diamonds created the emerald-cut, Type IIa stone using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The company, which has offices in Surat, India, and New York, said it took approximately 1,800 hours (75 days) to grow the diamond.

The International Gemological Institute graded it as H color, SI1 clarity.

IGI said the 35-carat stone is the largest polished lab-grown diamond to date, topping the 34.59-carat diamond

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Police are looking for a man who may have a piece of jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train at North Station

The police are looking for a man who may have jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train


The police are looking for a man who may have jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train

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BOSTON – Transit Police are looking to help a grieving family find a piece of jewelry by tracking down the man who may have it.

The man is believed to have a gold chain that belongs to Adam White, of Sherborn. White was hit and killed by a Green Line train in North Station early in the morning on May 30,

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