Claims made on behalf of Gertrud Friedmann-Braun, Hildegard Braun and Johannes Braun, 1930-1966
File
MS. Braun 51
Held in our offsite storage facility
Claim forms, supporting documents and correspondence relating to compensation claims made by Konrad Braun and Anneliese Braun on behalf, and as legal heirs, of Johannes Braun, Hildegard Braun, Gertrud Friedmann-Braun.
- Folder 1: 'Entschädigungsamt. Erbschaftsansprüche.' Proceedings relating to refund of confiscated property and compensation for other material damage, such as property, money and assets from the estate of Felix Friedmann-Braun; compensation for special charges for Jews ('Judenvermögensabgabe', 'Heimkaufsbetrag', 'Auswandererabgabe', 'Zwangsabgabe an die Jüdische Gemeinde'); compensation for confiscated household effects, silverware, bank assets, mortgage payments, stocks and bonds; compensation for limitation of freedom ('Freiheitsbeschränkung'), especially for having to wear a Yellow Star ('Sternträgerentschädigung') for Gertrud Friedmann-Braun, Johannes Braun and Hildegard Braun; compensation for damage in professional career progress and for loss of earnings for Hildegard Braun and Johannes Braun, 1951-1960. Includes lists of bank assets, stocks and bonds, household effects etc. of the Friedmann-Braun Family pre-1942; CVs and other information about the careers of Hildegard Braun as a singer and music teacher and of Johannes Braun as an actor, and a statutory declaration by Josephine Heermann and Marianne Heermann about the financial circumstances of the Friedmann-Braun family and household effects at Kurfürstenstrasse 119 before confiscation in 1942. Also includes a letter by Gisela Weber about choosing a German lawyer to represent the claims, 1950.
- Folder 2: 'Amsterdamer Anleihe. Verfahren vor dem Kammergericht, 41 WGA 1345/51, 41 WGA 47/54, 41 WGA 48/54' – Proceedings before the superior Court of Justice ('Kammergericht') regarding compensation for the loss of bond loans held by Felix Friedmann-Braun, and from 1934 by his heirs, at Amsterdamsche Bank N.V, 1951-1966.
- Folder 3: 'Betrifft Geschäftsverbindung mit der Amsterdam'schen Bank N.V., Amsterdam C Heerengracht 597-603. Begonnen Oktober 1930' – file originally kept by Felix Friedmann-Braun regarding bond loans held at Amsterdamsche Bank N.V, Amsterdam, starting 1930. Includes account statements, correspondence with the bank, and notes in Felix Friedmann-Braun's and Konrad Braun's hand, 1930-1935.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1966
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- German
Shelfmark
MS. Braun 51
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk