Confirmation of Payment on Termination of Employment
Object numberM2008/034:009
TitleConfirmation of Payment on Termination of Employment
DescriptionSingle-page typed letter, in German, from employee Walter Plotke to OSRAM (a lighting fabrication company that was part of Siemens). This letter, dated 17 October 1933, indicates that all monies owed to Walter Plotke upon his dismissal (because he was Jewish) had been received. This is one of ten documents relating to Walter Plotke's employment and the anti-Jewish policies that led to his dismissal. These documents illustrate the implementation of discrimination tactics against Jews in the German workforce during the build-up to WWII.
Production placeCologne, Germany
Production date 1933-10-17
Subjectemployment, discrimination in employment, retrenchments, pre-World War II, Pre-war life, antisemitism, wages
Object namefinancial documents
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 210.00 mm
height: 280.00 mm
Language
- German (Summary of translation) All monies owed by OSRAM and the Sales Department have been paid by cheque from the Deutsche Bank on 17-10-1933 and that no further monies are owed.
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ann Kirby