Latvijas Vēsturnieku komisijas raksti - 23.sējums

136 Pētījumi par holokausta problēmām Latvijā
The German occupation institutions issued the first orders on actions concerning the
Jewish belongings and property only in autumn 1941. The inventory of the property and
estate as well as valuables had to be handed in at these institutions whereas the belongings
(mainly furniture and household objects) were allowed to be sold at the auctions
organised by the local authorities. This was realised from autumn 1941 till the middle of
1942 in accordance with the decisions of the German occupation institutions. Part of the
clothing and footwear that were not valuable or new was used for the needs of the prisoners
of war of the Red Army.
At the end of 1941, in 1942 and in 1943 the German and Latvian police units investigated
the situation of the summer of 1941. As a result, several individuals were punished for
being involved in embezzlement of the Jewish property in both the Ludza and Madona districts.
Most of the accused were sent to the front as an alternative to being imprisoned.
After the war, several cases were tried in Ludza regarding the robberies of the property
belonging to the Jews. After the war, in 1944 and 1945, the Jews who returned from
displaced refugee camps managed to regain part of their property.