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Contends that the combining of expulsion and deportation of Jews with the plundering of their property represents a fundamental aspect of Nazi anti-Jewish policy. The initial goal was to force emigration, but impose limits on the flow of Jewish capital from the country. The Anschluss in Austria marked a radicalization concerning the policy of expulsion, due to the strong Catholic roots of antisemitism ...

Describes the deportation of Jews from all the countries under German occupation or influence, in particular the role of the SS-men - mainly Austrians - of Eichmann's Section IV B 4. Most of them began their careers with Eichmann in the Zentralstelle für jüdische Auswanderung in Vienna, where their success, aided by the antisemitism of the populace, brought them the reputation of experts. Subsequently ...

Traces the career of Anton Burger, one of Eichmann's subordinates. Describes the mistreatment of Austrian Jews by the Zentralstelle für Jüdische Auswanderung, where Burger worked until he was transferred to the office in Prague, finally to become head of the branch in Brno. Between July 1943-January 1944 he was commandant of Theresienstadt, reputedly the most vicious of the three commandants. Chronicles ...