Objects identified by experts as “jüdisches Kulturgut”, including works of art and books, were not allowed to be “verwertet” at public auctions. Some of these cultural assets ended up with other Nazi authorities, such as the office of Reichsleiter Rosenberg or the Central Library of the Reichsicherheitshauptamtes (Reich Security Main Office(Reich Security Main Office) Central police authority in Nazi Germany, founded in September 1939. The RSHA combined the state security police and the SS security service. More), which specifically collected “jüdisches Kulturgut”. Less valuable objects were to be destroyed. Nevertheless, the files of the Vermögensverwertungsstelle contain isolated instances of JudaicaCollective term for rare Jewish handicrafts, ritual and sacred objects, and literature dealing with Jewish religion or culture. More in the documents of public auctions. This suggests that the objects were not identified as such by the Nazi officials.

The information on “jüdisches Kulturgut” in the files of the Vermögensverwertungsstelle is limited to the information deemed most necessary from the perspective of the Nazi financial administration.