Overview

• Marc Benseghir, the great-grandson of a Jewish family dispossessed during the Nazi era, sought restitution for a dowry account established in 1932 in Hagen.
• The account, created by a Jewish master butcher for his daughter, became inaccessible after the family emigrated to Switzerland to escape Nazi persecution.
• The Oberlandesgericht Hamm officially dismissed Benseghir’s claim on May 7, 2025, citing the statute of limitations as the basis for its decision.
• The Sparkasse an Volme und Ruhr in Hagen, the institution holding the account, has consistently argued that the claim is unfounded.
• Benseghir, represented by lawyer Christoph Partsch, has stated he will not accept the court’s ruling and plans to challenge it further.