The first anti-Jewish provisions were already introduced by the Second Republic, at the end of 1938. The official effort to seize as much property as possible that could be designated as Jewish broke out in full force after the occupation of the rest of the country and the establishment of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, i.e. after 15 March 1939.
As early as 23 March 1939, the auxiliary policeman Josef Brzobohatý, a member of the Czech nationalist movement Vlajka posing as a Gestapo assistant, insisted on the immediate seizure of the Israelite Confraternity house as the property of a "Jewish lodge". On the basis of his request, the Czech police seized all the assets of the association, from cash to office equipment to all bank and savings accounts and an archive with lists of supportees.
The doors on the first and second floors of the house were sealed with an official seal and marked with a note reading "National Property. Confiscated in the name of the nation! Flag of Prague." It must have been quite a surprise for the officials of the police headquarters when this property was confiscated from them as well, by the Gestapo.
The Sigma-Radio company on the ground floor showed proof of its non-Jewishness and was able to continue to operate undisturbed, producing antennas and other equipment for German submarines towards the end of the war.
The first page of the list of assets of the Israelite Confraternity, prepared by the Protectorate Police for the Gestapo.
Archives of the City of Prague.