Confiscations

The collection contains Questionnaire I + II of the Austrian Heritage Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute. Also included are various photocopied and original documents pertaining to Berta Scheiner’s experiences in Vienna, Austria and in wartime England.

This collection contains family and business papers pertaining to the ancestors of Gertrude Gutman in the Levi, Gutmann, and Adler families of Württemberg, who were involved in the watchmaking and textile trades.

This collection contains copies of documents and correspondence pertaining to the "aryanization" of John Grossman's father's plywood manufacturing company, "Furniererzeugung Emil Grossmann," and a 1954 letter from Vienna authorities negating a request for restitution. Accompanying this mid-century material is an Austrian Heritage Collection questionnaire for John Grossman, where he describes in detail growing up in Vienna and his escape to South America. There are also essays on various subjects (travel, geography, etc) and artwork by John Grossmann done circa 2005.