Restitution (Part II)

Andrea sent me a comment on my last blog post (on Regina's restitution file):

Thanks, Fran, for this write-up. We, also, have the letters of restitution for my father. I gather he, Henry and your Dad got far less than Regina because they were the owners of businesses in America. Regina was considered an owner in Germany but suffered because she was only an employee here. - Andrea

I think Andrea is right.  As it turns out, I do have copies of the restitution checks sent to my father and Uncle Sam:

Sam's restitution check - $3,437.19

My father's restitution check - $996.44

You know the expression, bubkes?  And note that Sam's check was sent to Selma, after Sam died.

I asked my mother about this once.  Her view was that my father wanted nothing to do with the German government, and, besides, he hadn't saved any papers.  So it isn't clear what is going on here.  I don't know whether the restitution checks were need-based, and, if so, it is likely that Andrea is right -- that Sam and Henry and my father got a lot less money because they did, in fact, own their own businesses.  They all seem to have used the same lawyer, so that doesn't seem to have been the issue.

I thought you also might like to see some additional pictures we have of the business.  Here's a scan of the business card they used, which I think is incredibly cool:

And a photo of Sam and Erna. I'm assuming they were accepting a delivery..

And one of a very young Charlie (with a friend) in front of a sign of some sort...