As per G.’307 ordinance, German Jews were deported from the places where they had lived for hundreds of years. Unlike the earlier ordinances, this one pertains even to Jewish citizens of the Reich—and even to Jews whose families converted three generations back. For they are nonetheless still regarded as racially pure Jews.
Several weeks before deportation these Jews (initially those living in Hannover)308 received letters from their Jewish Community notifying them about the upcoming deportation. The letters, about a dozen pages long, contained the very precise instructions regarding the deportation. They began with the ordinance regarding property. It varied from town and town, as it depended on the whim of the local commandant. In Hannover, Jews were allowed to dispose of their personal property until a certain deadline. Thereafter they had to submit an inventory to a local police station. They were allowed to take all their bedding and a lot of clothing—so much that they usually took all their clothes: outerwear, underwear, and footwear. They had to divide these items into two parcels. They could take one small parcel with some underwear and bed linen. The rest of the items, packed into chests and suitcases, had to be checked in. It bears mentioning that the baggage arrived intact. In Brunswick (Braunschweig) Jews were allowed to take only 50 kg of baggage per person. All their money, watches, and rings were taken away from them. In Berlin309 and elsewhere the conditions were different still.
