A Jewish cabaret artist's Egon Schiele paintings, stolen by the Nazis, will be auctioned for charity

(JTA) - After a years-long battle to reacquire two paintings the Nazis stole from their ancestor before he became one of their early victims, the descendants of Austrian Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum will auction the Egon Schiele works off at Christie's in November.

The proceeds will go to support up-and-coming performing artists from underrepresented backgrounds, starting with a student from a Washington, D.C., arts high school who will play the piano at an event celebrating the sales. The two paintings, "Woman in a Black Pinafore" and "Woman Hiding Her Face," are expected to fetch...