Receipt from the Jewish Refugees Committee for repayment of deposit

This is a printed receipt form issued to M. Kaufmann, documenting a payment received from the Jewish Refugees Committee in the amount of £266, 11 shillings, and 1 penny. The payment is described as "Repayment of deposit re: Julius & Elsa Oppenheimer." The receipt is dated November 30, 1939, and marked as "B" account.

No. [illegible] M. Kaufmann                    30 NOV 1939       19

Received from
                JEWISH REFUGEES COMMITTEE

the sum of Two hundred & sixty six Pounds

          eleven Shillings and    one    Pence

Repayment of deposit re: —
Julius & Elsa Oppenheimer

£266-11-1.

PLEASE RETURN RECEIPTED.                                "B" A/c

This receipt reveals that Julius and Elsa Oppenheimer's emigration from Nazi Germany involved transit through England, facilitated by the Jewish Refugees Committee — a British organization that assisted Jewish refugees. The substantial sum of £266/11/1 (equivalent to roughly £18,000–£20,000 today) was a deposit or bond required by the British government as a guarantee that refugees would not become a public charge. The repayment to M. Kaufmann (likely Mina Kaufmann, the family's American cousin and principal sponsor) suggests that the deposit was returned after Julius and Elsa either departed England for their final destination or met other conditions. This document connects to the parallel American affidavit process documented in 0001, showing the two-track emigration effort — British transit permits and American immigration visas — being coordinated simultaneously in late 1939.