After the acquisition , Burda invited Reiss to stay on at the company to help manage the transition . Reiss ’s son Hans would later write that the pair established a good working relationship , despite the circumstances of the acquisition . Burda interjected on Reiss ' behalf when the latter was interned as part of Kristallnacht . The Burda and Reiss families developed a friendship after 1945
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Franz Burda