First page of the form Verzeichnis über das Vermögen von Juden (inventory of Jewish property) submitted by Nina Kugel, who had fled Berlin, 29 July 1938. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) no. 20713, fol. 21
26 April 1938
The Verordnung über die Anmeldung des Vermögens von Juden (Ordinance on the Registration of Jewish Property) obliges Jewish individuals to submit a detailed declaration of their assets to their local tax office.
18 June 1938
Adolf Hitler secures privileged access to confiscatedBy confiscating assets, government officials initially deprived owners of the authority to dispose of their bank accounts, household furnishings, securities, etc., which were placed under state administration. More art collections in Austria, creating the basis for the collection intended for the planned “Führermuseum”.
18 August 1938
Beginning 1 January 1939, Jewish Germans who do not have a first name that is “anerkannt jüdisch” (recognised as Jewish) are required to additionally use the compulsory namesBeginning 1 January 1939, Jewish women and men were forced to adopt the additional first names Sara and Israel, respectively. More Israel or Sara. This is intended to make Jewish people easier to identify.
8–10 November 1938
The National Socialists initiate a nationwide anti‑Jewish pogrom. Antisemites destroy and loot shops, homes, and synagogues and physically attack Jewish people.
November–December 1938
Under the Verordnung zur Ausschaltung der Juden aus dem deutschen Wirtschaftsleben (Decree on the Exclusion of Jews from German Economic Life), issued in the wake of the November pogroms, Jewish people were forced to sell their businesses, mostly at below market value. They were also required to pay the "Judenvermögensabgabe" (Jewish Property Levy) to cover the damage caused by the pogroms perpetrated by the anti-Semitic mob.