Receipt

Invoice from Tausig Service Corporation for affidavit filing fees

06.11.1939 New York, New York, USA Julius Oppenheimer , Elsa Oppenheimer , Mina Oppenheimer , Tal Shacham , Mina Weiler , Jacob Kaufmann , Frida Oppenheimer , Mrs. Gundersheimer

This is an invoice from the Tausig Service Corporation, a service agency at 29 West 46th Street, New York, billing Miss Mina Kaufmann at 145 West 86th Street, New York City, for the filing of three affidavits of support in favor of the Kaufmann-Oppenheimer family. The affidavits were filed by Mina Kaufmann, Samuel Morris, and Mrs. Ketz, each costing $3.00. An additional $0.51 was charged for photostatic copies, for a total of $9.51. A handwritten notation "erhalten" (German for "received") with a signature and the date November 7, 1939 confirms payment.

Bryant 9-2525

TAUSIG SERVICE CORPORATION
29 West 46th Street

New York November 6, 1939

To      Miss Mina Kaufmann
        145 West 86 Street
        New York City.

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Affidavit filed by Miss Kaufmann in favor of Kaufmann – Oppenheimer     $3.00
    "       "    " Mr. Sam Morris   "    "   Kaufmann & Oppenheimer     $3.00
    "       "    " Mrs. Ketz        "    "   Kaufmann & Oppenheimer     $3.00
Fee for photostatic copies as per enclosed bill                         $0.51
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                                                                        $9.51

                            erhalten [received]
                            [Signature: Wohl…]

Nov. 7, 1939

This invoice documents the immigration sponsorship efforts on behalf of Julius and Elsa Oppenheimer. In 1939, Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany needed American sponsors to file affidavits of support — sworn statements guaranteeing financial responsibility — in order to obtain immigration visas. Mina Kaufmann (née Weiler), a cousin already in New York, coordinated multiple affidavits through the Tausig Service Corporation, a firm that assisted refugees with immigration paperwork. Three separate sponsors — Mina herself, Samuel Morris, and a Mrs. Ketz — each filed affidavits. The total cost of $9.51 (approximately $200 in today's money) underscores the bureaucratic expenses involved in the emigration process. The German notation "erhalten" on an American business invoice reflects the bilingual world of German-Jewish refugees in New York.