In a lecture in Zurich, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder urged Switzerland to address the issue of art works stolen by the Nazis prior to and during World War II. “Switzerland can now set the gold standard,” Lauder said. He explained why in his view “a crime committed 80 years ago continues to stain the world of art today.” The event at the Kunsthaus Zürich was hosted by the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FSCI), whose president, Herbert Winter, remarked in his introduction that it was important that Switzerland was now providing important resources for provenance research in museums.