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This photo shows a placard urging Hungarian Jews to unite against rising antisemitism in prewar Hungary and Europe. It rallies Jews to protest, using such phrases as: "Protect Jewish honor!”; “Do not buy from our enemies!”; and “Do not watch movies from the Third Reich." Hungary, 1937.
Jews drafted into the Hungarian Labor Service System march to a work site. Szeged, Hungary, between 1940 and 1944.
Conscripts of Hungarian Labor Service Company VIII/2 at work laying railroad track. Huszt, Hungary, 1942.
Inmates of a forced-labor camp for Jews in Hungarian-occupied Transylvania. Marosfelfalu, Transylvania, 1941.
A column of Jewish forced laborers. Sarospatok, Hungary, 1941.
Twelve Hungarian Jewish physicians in the Iklad forced-labor camp. Iklad, Hungary, September 24, 1940.
Jewish forced laborers in the quarry of a forced-labor camp established by the Hungarian government. Tokaj, Hungary, 1940.
View of the quarry in a forced-labor camp established by the Hungarian government. Tokaj, Hungary, 1940.
Conscripts in the Hungarian Labor Service march to a work site. Mateszalka, Hungary, September 1939.
With bowls in hand, conscripts of a Jewish Hungarian labor unit wait for food. Abony, Hungary, 1940.
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