The German Government has confiscated the entire property of Emanuel Mendel, Jewish manufacturer in Bonn, it was officially announced here today.
The confiscation, according to the Government announcement, was made because Mendel allegedly left Germany for Holland and smuggled money out of this country in violation of the currency export laws.
Mendel’s property has an estimated value of more than one million marks.
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