Ernst Schaefer: Documents re law suit brought by Osram

<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access the digital version of this archive.</strong></span></p><p>This microfilm collection of documents deals with a law suit brought by Osram, against a former employee, Ernst Schaefer before the <em>Reichsverwaltungsgericht</em>, Berlin, 1941. The gist of the ruling is that in light of a new law affecting Jewish WWI veterans (29 December 1938) the firm was justified in terminating a previous agreement in which Schaefer was to receive a pension and other benefits.</p><p>The collection includes covering letters addressed to the Wiener Library, a copy of the court's finding and Ernst Schaefer's comments. Included are 4 copies of the above documentation.</p> Ernst Schaefer, born in 1891, was a Jewish lawyer employed by Osram, until 30 June 1938, when, by verbal agreement he officially left the employment but was to be retained as an ‘adviser' until 30 June 1941. Schaefer came to England in May 1939 shortly after his 2 daughters (from his second marriage to a non-Jew) arrived on the <i>Kindertransport</i>. His young son and wife remained in Germany.