The Gestapo confiscated the Institute under an anti-Communist property law

Evidence

In accordance with clauses 1 and 3 of the Act of 26 May 1933 (RGBI I, p. 293) confiscating Communist property, the Institute of Social Research in Frankfurt am Main is hereby seized and confiscated in favour of the Free State of Prussia, as the aforementioned Institute has encouraged activities hostile to the state. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 518

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: The Nazi regime legally confiscated the Frankfurt Institute as Communist property — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 516

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