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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Deutsche Nothilfe German Assistance Documents associated with this entity: Correspondence Diaries German organization founded in 1923 to assist people in need, but absorbed into the National Socialist NS-Volkswohlfahrt in 1933. Deutsche Nothilfe and Schenker Schenker used the Deutsche Nothilfe as a conduit for passing money into Germany for the stipends created by Sofie Deutsch. Late in 1923, he donated 2 million Kronen for use by impecunious German composers. This money was sent via his brother, Moriz Schenker, and the money was ultimately awarded to the composer Hermann Wunsch (OJ 12/31, [1], Dec 7, 1923; diary entires Nov 21, 1923, Dec 18, 1923, Feb 2, 1924). Contributor: Marko Deisinger Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence OJ 15/31, [1] Handwritten letter from Hermann Wunsch to Schenker, dated January 31, 1924 Hermann Wunsch thanks Schenker for the award of 2M Kronen as a stipend from the Sofie Deutsch bequest, and reports on his recent compositional activity. OJ 5/24, [1] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Ernst Lamberg, dated July 8, 1924 Draft letter in which Schenker contends that Sofie Deutsch's intentions for the administration of the stipends for composers that she created through her will are being disregarded with the passing of the capital sum to the Academy for Music and Performing Arts, and instructs Dr. Lamberg to write to Josef Marx, Director of the Academy, in these terms. Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 2 February 1924