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community members were reminded of the penalties, should they breach the
ordinance.
Two days later, on 19 June 1942, Dr Riese notified the community of a list of
further goods to be surrendered. All of the requirements listed in the previous
newsletters concerning surrendering goods remained the same, including the
completion of a declaration in quadruplicate. Goods to be surrendered were all
items of manufactured clothing which the owner considered ‘were absolutely no
longer necessary for a simple or modest lifestyle.’ 112 This included both new and
old men’s and women’s outer garments: suits, coats, hats, caps, gloves, machine-
made clothing and blouses, dresses, skirts and jackets, aprons and work dresses;
and all old manufactured goods: linen, underwear, tights and stockings, ties,
towels, scarves, as well as cotton rags and anything manufactured from cotton,
wool and string remnants. Jews had until 23 June to surrender the goods in the
cleanest possible condition. 113 Dr Riese also reminded those individuals who were
leaving on the forthcoming shipment or ‘Transport’ that they were permitted to
complete their packing arrangements first, before surrendering their remaining
goods. They were also instructed to deposit their packed suitcases at the
community’s offices and to ensure that their personal particulars were visible on
the outside of the suitcase. 114
112 Bezirksstelle Sachsen-Thüringen der Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
Verwaltungsstelle Magdeburg, 19. Juni 1942, File AR 6559, LBIA NY, op. cit.,
unnumbered page, one-page newsletter. The cited quotation is the author’s translation
from the original German which reads: ‘Bekleidungsstücke, soweit sie zum eigenen
Gebrauch (oder bei Einrichtungen zum Heimgebrauch) bei bescheidener
Lebensführung nicht mehr unbedingt notwendig sind.’
113 Ibid.
114 Ibid. The cited quotation is the author’s translation from the original German
which reads: ‘Den zum Transport vorgesehenen Gemeindemitgliedern ist es gestattet,
das für den Transport vorgesehene Gepäck vor der Spinnstoff-Abgabe zu packen und