you people and the holocaust
Perhaps the most telling moment in the movie was when a man confronts Maria and says "why is it always about the holocaust with you people?" It is not and was not about the holocaust. It was more about why the man on the steps said "you people."
More than once the theme of immigrants trying to fit in, to be accepted and to make a difference in their adopted country is raised. More than once we see how hard it is to do just that.
Maria speaks only English as an adult, except in one scene which makes perfect sense. Her father as she leaves him speaks English and tells her to speak it from now on. It is about trying to blend even when others are dead set on denying that. Her family wanted to be seen as Austrian, but despite their efforts were denied and it was the Austrians who really stole the paintings.
How do we right those wrongs? Is any amount of money enough? Is a day, a week a month dedicated to a group entity named? Here is a novel idea borrowed from our (US but in a way the US gift to the world) past, "We the people. . ."