ABSTRACT
The history of Aryanization in Belgium is well-documented, in official reports, historical accounts and more popular literature.1 It is not my intention to examine German attempts to engage in the legalized theft of Jewish assets in Belgium in detail. Instead I will simply offer an account of several key aspects of the program of Aryanization in order to highlight some areas of the complex processes of the removal of Jewish property in which Belgian officials and citizens played an important role. In other words, I wish to highlight the Belgian part of the Aryanization program. In this chapter I will touch briefly on some important aspects of this involvement before turning to more detailed and contextualized accounts in subsequent parts of the book.
