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Letter

itemJanuary 24, 1939

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Letter
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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
January 24, 1939 (indexed as 1939)
Level
item
Extent
Letter : Paper : Typed : Ink : Beige, Black ; Ht: 29,5 cm x W: 20,5 cm
Scope & content
1 page, single-sided. Document is a typed letter from the mayor of Bayreuth, Germany to Dr. Linhart, the regional economic advisor for the NSDAP, requesting his opinion on 'the right of disposal of a Jewish fortune'. Letter outlines a case of Aryanization in which a local department store with a Jewish owner was transferred into 'Aryan' hands. The mayor is declaring that he is withdrawing money from a frozen bank account on a case by case basis, to pay overdue sales taxes and for the Jewish family that formerly owned the department store. Signed 'Heil Hitler!'
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24. Januar 1939.die NSDAP. Cauleitung Bayer.Ostmarkz.Hd.des GauwirtschaftsberatersPg. Dr. LinhardtBayreuth.-Betrifft: Verfügungsrecht über jüdisches Vermögen.- Mit 1 Beilage -Heil Hitler !I.V.Der 2. Bürgermeister.die NSDAP. Gauleitung Bayer.OstmarkPg. Dr. LinhartMein in Abschrift anliegendes Schreiben vom 17. Dezember 1938 erlaube ich mir wiederholt zur gefl. Erledigung in Erinnerung zu bringen. Die Notwendigkeit von Kontoabhebungen ist laufend gegeben, so für den Lebensunterhalt der Familie Hirschfeld, für fällige Umsatzsteuern u.dergl. Diese Abhebungen habe ich bisher von Fall zu Fall und nach Prüfung der jeweiligen Anforderungen gestattet.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language
German
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