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Forms for the systematic registration of the confiscation of Jewish property in the Third Reich, Nazi Germany - 1938 - A complete administrative documentation of registration forms for the plunder of Jewish property in the Third Reich - three forms. Nazi Germany - 1938. 1. Anleitung zur Ausfüllung des Vermögensverzeichnisses nach dem Stand des Vermögens vom 27. April 1938 - “Instructions for completing the property inventory – according to the state of assets as of April 27, 1938” - an official notification form regarding the confiscation of Jewish property as part of the economic antisemitic policy of the Third Reich. This is an official directive from the date on which the decree on the declaration of Jewish property came into force. On April 26, 1938, a decree was issued requiring every Jew (according to the Nazi definition) holding property exceeding 5,000 Reichsmarks to submit a detailed inventory of their personal assets. This form represents the practical stage of “Aryanization” – the nationalization and plunder of Jewish property in the Reich. The document contains detailed practical regulations concerning Jewish property. It specifies the definition of who is considered a Jew for this purpose: Jews according to the racial definition – those who had at least three Jewish grandparents; as well as “Mischlinge” (persons of mixed Jewish descent) in certain cases, and spouses of half-Jews even if they were not themselves Jewish. Among the regulations: each individual was required to report only their personal property – not that of their children or spouse. The assets to be reported included land, orchards, fisheries, gardens, grazing areas, leased lands, etc.; houses, plots, partially owned apartments, building land, etc.; shares, bonds, ownership rights, bank deposits, jewelry, precious coins, valuables, life insurance / pensions, bank accounts, property used in the practice of liberal professions (lawyers, doctors, artists, etc.), as well as loans and mortgage debts – reported only if verifiable, and more. [1] leaf, printed on both sides.  2. Verzeichnis über das Vermögen von Juden nach dem Stand vom 27. April 1938 - “Inventory of the assets of Jews as of April 27, 1938.” This form was issued following the “Decree on the Registration of Jewish Property” published on April 26, 1938. The form states that every Jew in Germany (and in Austria, which had been annexed shortly beforehand) who owned property valued at more than 5,000 Reichsmarks was legally required to complete the form and detail all of their assets: real estate, bank accounts, securities, businesses, and even personal valuables. While the official purpose was “registration, ” the true objective was to enable the Nazi state to take control of the Jewish economy. Once the authorities possessed detailed information about the property of each Jew, they were able to impose heavy taxes on those holding substantial wealth, force the sale of businesses at loss prices, and confiscate accounts. The date April 27, 1938, is the day on which the regulation came into force. This marked the transition from the social exclusion of Jews to their complete and systematic economic dispossession. This form consists of four pages, which Jews were required to complete, in which they had to detail virtually all property in their possession - real estate, landed property, securities, and movable assets. 3. An official letter from the Police Department in Berlin, dated September 16, 1938, containing instructions on how to complete the attached form concerning the registration of Jewish assets - the details to be filled in by hand, with an official Reich ink stamp. The instructions state that Jews holding foreign citizenship are subject to property registration only if they reside or are present within the territories of the German Reich, while Jews holding German citizenship are required to register their property even if they are outside the borders of the Reich. It is also specified that the completion of the forms is subject to a time limit, and delays will result in fines. Bearing an official ink stamp of the Gestapo headquarters in Berlin. The forms, which were completed within a short time by Jews in accordance with the Nuremberg Laws, were used to create a precise registry of assets, following which Jewish property was transferred into the hands of the Nazi state through “Aryan” companies or trustees appointed to carry out the plunder. In addition, on July 10, 1938, the Central Office for Jewish Emigration in Vienna (Zentralstelle für jüdische Auswanderung) was established under the leadership of Adolf Eichmann. It operated not only to expel Jews but also to enforce the sale of their assets, compelling the communities themselves to finance the cost of “emigration.” Thousands of Jewish businesses underwent “Aryanization” - they were confiscated and sold to Germans at absurdly low prices or taken without any compensation at all. By the end of 1938,