May 9, 2023 — Paris (AFP) Calls grew Tuesday for a halt of an auction of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis. Calling the auction in Geneva, which opened online last week and begins in person on Wednesday "indecent", the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) called for proceedings to be suspended. The collection, valued at between $150 million and $200 million, consists of 700 lots, including "unique and exceptional pieces" from 20th-century designers including Cartier, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels. Heidi Horten died last year...