Grete Tugendhat began to work for the League for Human Rights organisation which provided financing and practical assistance for political refugees from Germany after the ascension to power of Adolf Hitler. She worked in this organisation along with Hermine Stiassni. An annual bridge tournament for approximately 100 invited guests took place every year in Villa Tugendhat from the year 1933 the profits of which were dedicated to the League for Human Rights.
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1933 Demise of the Bauhaus
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1933 Lemke House
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1933 Hitler's Fascism
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