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May 29, 1938


The First Jewish Law in Hungary

In May 1938, Hungary adopted a comprehensive anti-Jewish law that restricted the number of Jews in certain sectors of the economy. It became known as the First Jewish Law.

Hungary enacted two more comprehensive Jewish laws in 1939 and 1941. The second and third laws defined Jews in racial terms, forbade intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews, and further excluded Jews from Hungarian economic life. There were also a number of other Hungarian anti-Jewish laws that discriminated against Jews.

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