Overview
- Description
- Consists of correspondence regarding Leo Vogel's post-war attempts to get restitution for his Karlsruhe, Germany, textile factory, Vogel and Schnurmann, which had been confiscated by the Germans. Includes legal documents between Mr. Vogel and attorneys in Karlsruhe, and after his death, correspondence between the attorneys and Mr. Vogel's daughter, Marlies Levenger. Also includes a pre-war photograph of the factory and employees, as well as a wood block stamp of an engraving of the factory.
- Date
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1930-1965
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marlies Levenger
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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2 folders
1 oversize folder
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Marlies Levenger donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 29, 2007.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:18:11
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Also in Leo Vogel collection
The collection consists of a hand stamp, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Leo Vogel in prewar Karlsruhe, Germany, as well as postwar correspondence between the attorneys and Mr. Vogel's daughter, Marlies Levenger, concerning his restitution claim.
Date: 1930-1965
Hand stamp with an image of a German Jewish businessman's confiscated factory
Object
Business hand stamp used prewar by Leo Vogel at his factory in Karslruhe, Germany. It depicts the Vogel and Schnumann textile factory complex. In 1933, the Nazi dictatorship took power in Germany. Through boycotts, confiscations, and forced Aryanization, the regime took over and shut down Jewish owned enterprises. Vogel's factory was confiscated in the 1930s.
