Typed letter

Typed letter/affidavit from Mrs. Bertha Katz née Falk to the American Consul ...

1940 Bronx, New York, USA Julius Oppenheimer , Elsa Oppenheimer , Frida Oppenheimer , Mrs. Gundersheimer 2 pages

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA }
STATE OF NEW YORK       }  SS
COUNTY OF NEW YORK      }


The American Consul General

Stuttgart, Germany.

Sir:

    Application for Immigration Visas on German quota,
    Mr. and Mrs. Julius Oppenheimer, Alfonsstrasse 1, Munich, Germany.

    I beg to refer to the letter which your Office addressed to the
above applicants on December 5th.

    Please, be good enough and note that a statement from my Public
accountant was enclosed with the Affidavit which I sent in November, 1939.

    My age is [blank] years and I am very well able to support the prospective
immigrants, nobody being dependent upon me, because my parents have died in
the meantime.

    I feel sure that if you look over once more the proofs which I submitted,
they will be found sufficient. Trusting that a kind consideration will be
given in the very near future, I beg to remain,

                                            Respectfully yours,


                                            Mrs. Bertha Katz nee Falk
                                            760 Grand Concourse
                                            Bronx, N.Y.

Sworn to and subscribed before
me, a Notary Public, in and for
said County, this
day of

________________________
     Notary Public

This letter from Mrs. Bertha Katz (née Falk) of 760 Grand Concourse in the Bronx is a follow-up to her November 1939 affidavit of support. She references a letter from the Stuttgart consulate to the Oppenheimers dated December 5th, suggesting the consulate had raised questions about the sufficiency of her financial documentation. She reminds the consul that her public accountant's statement was already included and notes that she has no dependents since her parents have "died in the meantime" — a poignant detail that may refer to their deaths in Germany. Her age was left blank in this version (filled in as 51 in the retyped copy, 0023). Mrs. Katz is almost certainly the "Mrs. Ketz" listed on the Tausig Service Corporation invoice (0001), with the slight spelling variation typical of the period. Her address on the Grand Concourse — the prestigious main boulevard of the Bronx — and her use of a public accountant suggest financial stability. This letter represents yet another sponsor adding to the mounting paperwork in the Oppenheimers' visa file.