How were the Jewish people stripped of their possessions during the Holocaust?

Answer 1

Valuables were seized by the German government. They were stolen by the Nazi's. Some organizations today are still trying to recover the valuables. After the war some were found and can be seen in museums with Holocaust Exhibits.

Answer 2

1. In Germany, the Nazi government made the Jews subject to extra, disciminatory income tax. The percentage rose ...
2. Anyone - whether Jewish or not - had to pay for permission to leave Germany legally.
3. Even after paying for permission to leave Germany, the amount of money that refugees could take with them was severely restricted.
4. Many Jews were dismissed from their jobs and employment possibilities for Jews were increasingly restricted.
5. In order to cope with the above, many Jews had to sell some of their possessions.
6. When the Jews were deported to extermination camps, the possessions and money that they left behind was seized by the Nazi regime by decree.

This is only a brief summary.

Answer 3

sometimes their belongings were re-used e.g.; their wedding bands, were melted down, their hair was used in furniture, skin used for lamps.

it's pretty gruesome