In the previous post, Google Translate rendered the term "Abgabe Aktion" as "sale campaign," but it was really a forced seizure of precious metals and jewels owned by Jews in March 1939. Here are some citations about the forced jewelry sales in March 1939.

Der Spiegel, 5/25/1998

Declaration of an oath

I, Hilda Liebman, b. Wohlgemuth, residing at 31, Bld. De la Saussaye, Neuilly-Seine, France, is aware of the criminal liability of a false affidavit, given the following declaration on the matter of reimbursement to my mother, Mrs. Betty Wohlgemuth, née Katz, taking an oath in lieu of an oath at the reparations offices in Berlin:

A couple of days ago, Joanne was rereading the Hilda affidavit and noticed this line. 

The list of chief objects from the apartment that I remember after so many years are provided separately, just as are the important jewelry items.

Since this story from our teenage years appears prominently on Family History Machine, let's add some content to it by recording some of our memories. 

I don't recall how we got the assignment to serve as messengers for the Eugene McCarthy campaign in its offices in the Chicago Hilton Hotel on Michigan Avenue. We had both done door-knocking in Illinois and Wisconsin for the candidate during the primary campaign. Our mother, Helga, was active in DuPage County Democratic Party politics, so she probably had something to do with getting us the gig.