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The Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Weimar, Germany.

In 2004, some 12-13,000 books were lost in a fire.

In 2008, curators identified 440 books stolen by Nazis that once belonged in workers' libraries set up by Social Democrats and other unions.

AP, found at: Der Spiegel, © SPIEGEL ONLINE 2008, All Rights Reserved.