At a public conference in May 2005, a friend of the Polsterer family described the people who stole the Nestroyhof from Anna Stein as “resistance fighters”. The Regional Direction (Gauleitung) of the Nazi Party, however, was of a different opinion. The documents listed below show how the Nazi leadership perceived the character and collaboration of each of the five “Aryanizers” of the Nestroyhof before they took possession of it in their successful quest for Jewish property.

• Alfred Polsterer




• Ernst Polsterer




• Ludwig Polsterer




• Richard Polsterer




• Rudolf Polsterer

THE DYBBUK IN THE NESTROYHOF - A DOCUDRAMA OF OUR TIMES

Rudolf Polsterer


Personnel Office
Department of Political Assessment

To the
District Office of the NSDAP Vienna
Personnel Office
Main Office for Political Assessment,
Parliament, Vienna I.

Regarding: Political Assessment

Name: Ing. Rudolf Polsterer
Birthdate: June 3, 1879
Place: Tattendorf bei Baden
Place of Residence: Enzersdorf an der Fischa

The abovementioned was formerly a follower of the previous system, apparently for reasons of financial interest, without ever having acted, however, against the NSDAP. He declared his readiness to work for the good of the National Socialist cause immediately after the change of leadership and is currently a member of the NSV (Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt / National Socialist Society of Social Welfare) and the DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront / German Labour Front).