OJ 14/5, [29] Handwritten letter from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated January 14, 1930

Obtaining a mortgage on the Arzberg [investment property] is delayed; Moriz Schenker is exploring alternative possibilities of selling. -- He inquires as to the whereabouts of Hoboken. -- He reports that the [economic] situation in Germany is even worse than in Austria, because of the war reparations.

OJ 14/5, [31] Handwritten letter from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated March 5, 1930

Moriz Schenker again assures Heinrich that his money is safe and will be returned to him, but the collapse of the building society concerned and its transfer to the Vienna Creditanstalt is delaying the securing of a mortgage [on the Arzberg property]. -- Moriz is launching, and will be the director of, a finance house for automobiles. -- He asserts that he is highly regarded [in the finance industry]. -- This letter is heavily annotated by Heinrich.

Diary entry by Schenker for 7 March 1930