Systematic EnrichmentThe assets of all individuals deemed to be Jewish, according to theNazi ideology, were systematically registered and evaluated on thebasis of the asset declaration regulation, which provided a basisfor action by the authorities. Everything that was not covered by theexport ban, was, anyway, gradually appropriated by the Nazi regimeand profiteers through different means such as coerced sales,­seizures, attachment and expropriation. Particular attention was paidto art objects which in many cases were destined for the“Führermu-seum” in Linz and other collections. Basically, everything was affected– from rights, businesses, property and furniture to everyday objects.The looted art objects were stored in the Central Depot for SeizedCollections in the Hofburg in Vienna, where they were photographed,catalogued, and distributed to museums, libraries or to the privatecollections of Nazi sympathisers. Even Jewish property that had beenstored with transport and removal companies was ultimately seized.These objects were transferred by the Gestapo administration officefor Jewish removal goods to auction houses and dealers for saleor were donated to those in need. The more valuable goods weresold at auction houses like the Dorotheum. Art and antiques dealers­benefitted especially from the Nazi regulations. They often functionedas assessors of the registered goods on behalf of the Nazi a­ uthoritiesand could purchase looted goods at advantageous prices. The­Jewish people who were forced out of their homes were moved intocollective apartments. From there, they were moved on to collectioncamp, prior to deportation. The collective apartments and their con-tents were cleared and the VUGESTA furniture department helpeditself to the objects left behind.Apart from goods and objects, the Nazi regime also obtainedmonetary assets from levies and taxes, such as the“Reich Flight Tax”which had to be paid before individuals could apply for a permit toleave Austria. This was the reason that victims were often forced tosell their property, usually for much less than their real value, to raisethe necessary funds to escape the Nazi regime.MR91