The Institute quietly moved its endowment abroad before the Nazis took power

Evidence

Once the office was firmly established in 1931, the lion’s share of the Institut’s endowment was quietly transferred to a company in a neutral country, Holland. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 149

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader pattern of Weimar intellectuals and institutions preparing financial escape routes before 1933 — parallels the flight of Einstein and other refugee scholars. — connects to: The Institute moved its endowment and library abroad well before the Nazi takeover — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 452; The Institute moved its assets abroad well before the Nazi seizure of power — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 452; The 1930 Reichstag election immediately triggered the Institute’s emigration planning — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 258 (+1 more)