Or, the Abwehr (German counterintelligence unit) sometimes assisted Jews to leave Germany on condition that they serve as spies for the Nazi government under the threat of retaliation against family members who remained in Germany. Or, anti-Nazi elements in the Abwehr were known to have assisted some Jews leave Germany, sometimes using the false pretext that those Jews would be spies for Germany. Roseman found no conclusive proof for which explanation accounts for the Strauss family’s exclusion from deportation to Łódź in 1941.
Alternatively, the Abwehr (German counterintelligence unit) occasionally aided Jews to leave Germany under the condition that they served as spies for the Nazi government, facing retaliation against family members who stayed in Germany. Alternatively, anti-Nazi elements within the Abwehr were recognized for assisting some Jews depart Germany, sometimes using a false claim that these Jews would be spies for Germany. Roseman discovered no definitive evidence supporting which explanation accounted for the Strauss family’s exclusion from deportation to Łódź in 1941.