The Warburgs of Hamburg were spared the ghastly world of the... (1929)
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- The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family whole source · open book
They were martyrs to their innocence. — The final act of the Warburg drama in Europe was enacted on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, where the family had set up Warburg & Company in 1929. After 1933, this lone Warburg outpost beyond German borders proved a providential place to sell blocked marks and assist Jews to transfer money out of Germany.
chapter: 35 - Deathwatch