The chartered accountant Ludwig Malzbender issued a power of attorney to his wife Käthe to purchase a work of art from Hugo Loewy. The couple lived at 70 Fasanenstraße.
Take a look at the case of Hugo Loewy.
Profiteer Category: Private individuals
Private individuals gained access to the confiscated goods in various ways during the state’s plundering. Furniture, household goods, works of art that were considered “minderwertige Erzeugnisse” (inferior products), and technical equipment could be purchased cheaply either at auctions or on the Berlin second-hand market
Johannes Schertl
The SS-Obersturmführer acquired a painting that had belonged to Hugo Loewy. He lived at 32 Uhlandstraße.
Take a look at the case of Hugo Loewy.
Private individuals
Private individuals gained access to the confiscated goods in various ways during the state’s plundering. Furniture, household goods, works of art that were considered “minderwertige Erzeugnisse” (inferior products), and technical equipment could be purchased cheaply either at auctions or on the Berlin second-hand market.
Higher-quality works of art were found on the art market or could be purchased at auctions. Individuals also made direct efforts with the authorities to acquire the possessions left behind by deportees.
Letter from Hildegard Böse to Oberfinanzpräsident Berlin regarding the removal of children’s beds from the apartment of the Interstein family, Warburgstraße 24, 8 January 1943. The residents Friedrich, Edelgard, and Berthold Interstein were deported to Riga in October 1942, where they were murdered. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) no. 55209, fol. 23
Gottfried Kornfeld
A person named Gottfried Kornfeld acquired several items from the estate of Max and Edith Michaelis. It has not yet been possible to identify this person with certainty. It is thought to be Leo Spiegel, Sophie Überreiter’s partner. He lived at 20 Flensburger Straße (now no. 27).
Take a look at the case of Edith & Max Michaelis.
Sophie Überreiter
Sophie Überreiter acquired a large collection of furnishings formerly owned by Max and Edith Michaelis. She lived at 55 Pariser Straße.
Take a look at the case of Edith & Max Michaelis.
Johanna Ohlhoff
Johanna Ohlhoff ran an art gallery at 72 Friedrichstraße (now no. 71). She purchased a painting from the collection of Fritz Kurt Lomnitz for her private home at 13 Gieselerstraße.
Take a look at the case of Fritz Kurt Lomnitz.