1 10 2 http://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/files/original/1165853ac8077ca3219e6ce4f7dd9d5e.jpeg 92e0a2a6ee0e3b3ffade1b419661ab2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transatlantic Connections Document Translation Translation 17 Dec 1931 Dear Theodor! You are angry, I understand! But I do not mean to do you any harm, you will get your money back! I do not think you understand what is happening in Germany, the German population, which I am part of, is suffering like no other nation! Taxes and emergency regulations are eating us alive, but it will get better! Sooner or later a national government will emerge, and then the situation will be cleared up and we can earn and pay again! Just think, a poor season, then the banking crisis in summer, that all lowers the income and you cannot keep up. Then the taxes, I pay 4,000.00 marks per year and there is not much left for me to keep! Like I said, we are a nation at the abyss and only the Hitler regime can help! I myself also fight in the Hitler movement and we will sooner or later be victorious. Communists threw stones into my two large shop windows about 4 weeks ago, because I am a supporter of Hitler, but, of course, it has been taken care of by my insurance. Help by speaking up for Germany, my dear Theodor, because America has the power to stop the criminal policies of the French and then the foreign money would also be safe. So please do not be mad at me, you will get your money back, but right now I am not able to! For now, I send my kind regards to you and your family, Your cousin, Hans Rehder Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, December 1931 Subject The topic of the resource German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; German Politics; National Socialism; Adolf Hitler; German Communism; German Nationalism Description An account of the resource Letter from Max Rehder to American relatives discussing financial troubles, nationalism, kerfuffles with communists, and that loan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rehder, Max Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/17/1931 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource German Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1931-17-12; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany; 1931 Adolf Hitler German Politics German Relatives National Socialism Personal Correspondence Rehder, Max Schleswig-Holstein Sylt, Germany Weimar Republic Westerland, Germany http://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/files/original/882cbcc8a977296acdc4a8e44d10b1c4.jpeg 1304bf08b4a93742b85b07e0c85d9ccc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transatlantic Connections Document Translation Translation My dear Theodor and family! I feel so embarrassed writing you because I cannot repay you even if I wanted to. Sales are so slow that I need the small income to live on and pay taxes. I always ponder about how to do it and how to satisfy you, but for now there is no way out. The people do not have money, nobody can buy anything and earning money is unthinkable. Because of the deflation, I have lost approx. 120,00.00 marks regarding my warehouse. Lost it and now I have to sell my goods for the purchasing price or less on a daily basis. The situation here in Germany, which I cannot even begin to explain to you, is frantic. We are now putting all our hope into the Hitler administration, if Adolf Hitler is not able to take over soon, there will be nothing left other than Bolshevism. 100,000 people do not have anything to eat, they live off of welfare. A 4-person family gets 22.00 marks a week. So 4 people are supposed to live with 22.00 marks for 7 days straight, buy heating and dress themselves! You can calculate that this is not enough to feed them. My dear Theodor, if the worst is not going to happen, then something has to change soon and then I hope to be able to meet my obligations again. I am so sorry, but the circumstances are to fault because it is my sincere wish to meet my obligations. Health-wise we are all fine, thank god! Dad, though, is not really feeling well since he had a minor stroke last year, which he has not seemed to recover from. Mother is much better and still bears her age well. My wife and 2 children are healthy, my youngest daughter is now 1 ½ years old and I am truly enjoying it. The children are the only thing that can bring happiness nowadays anyway. How are you, I hope you are fine. My dear Theodor, please do not be angry with me, I want to, but I am truly not able to. I send my regards to you and your family, father and mother also send their regards Yours, Hans Rehder Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; National Socialism; Business; Financial Trouble; Bolshevism; Adolf Hitler Description An account of the resource Letter from Max Rehder discussing his pessism regarding German politics and current business prospects, as well as his only hope in the coming "Hitler Government." Of note is the stamped swastika on the bottom. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rehder, Max Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived N/A Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/28/1932 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource N/A Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource N/A Relation A related resource N/A Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource TEXT; IMAGE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1932-12-28; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany; 1932 Adolf Hitler Bolshevism Business Finance German Relatives National Socialism Personal Correspondence Rehder, Max Schleswig-Holstein Sylt, Germany Weimar Republic Westerland, Germany