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Testimony of Adolf P. Michaelis, born in Magdeburg, Germany, 1906, regarding developments in Jewish banking in Germany, 1933-1938

Testimony of Adolf P. Michaelis, born in Magdeburg, Germany, 1906, regarding developments in Jewish banking in Germany, 1933-1938 - Rise of savings banks, 1933-1935; decline and dissolution of savings banks, 1936-1938; immediate decline of banks with business in securities; - The attitude of the Catholic clientele, the aristocracy and heavy industry towards Jewish banking, choosing to remain as customers as long as possible, 1933-1935; - Nazi strategy due to the international connections of the Jewish banks: no interference by law, but waiting for liquidation or sale of the bank due to the decreasing...

File Number : 137

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : German

Testimony of Moses Waldmann regarding Mussolini's planned intervention on behalf of the German Jews, 1932-1934

Testimony of Moses Waldmann regarding Mussolini's planned intervention on behalf of the German Jews, 1932-1934 - Journey to Italy by Moses Waldmann in order to hand over the Weissbuch (white paper) compiled by the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbuerger Juedischen Glaubens (CV-Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith) to Mussolini, August 1932; - Translation of the Weissbuch into Italian and transmission to Mussolini by da Foa, the legal historian; interpretation of the Weissbuch as a further development of Mussolini's intention to advance a proposal to Hitler that the Jews be allowed to...

File Number : 78

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : German

Testimony of Dr. Max Plaut, born in Sorau, Germany, 1901, regarding the Jewish community of Hamburg, 1933-1943

Testimony of Dr. Max Plaut, born in Sorau, Germany, 1901, regarding the Jewish community of Hamburg, 1933-1943 - Founding of the Gesellschaft fuer juedische Kunst und Wissenschaft (Society for Jewish Art and Science), 1933; absorption by the Juedischer Kulturbund (Jewish Cultural Federation), 1939; support of illegal emigration by the consulates and the Hamburg Gestapo; forgery of documents regarding religion and profession in order to receive visas from various countries; - First "Akctions" against Jewish lodges: detention of board members by the Gestapo for one day, confiscation of the lodges' assets,...

File Number : 54

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Georg Weissmann regarding the enforcement of the minority rights of the Upper Silesian Jews, 1933-1937

Testimony of Georg Weissmann regarding the enforcement of the minority rights of the Upper Silesian Jews, 1933-1937 The Bernheim Petition was based on the German-Polish agreement regarding eastern Silesia (the Geneva Agreement), in which the protection of minorities was guaranteed, 15 May 1922. Pages 2-60; copy of testimony pp. 61-119: - Complaint filed by Franz Bernheim, who had been dismissed from his position as a clerk on 04 January 1933, as a result of the boycott; filing of the Bernheim Petition by the Comite des Delegation Juive (Committee of Jewish Delegations) to the League of Nations in...

File Number : 21

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German