Title The beginnings of anti-Jewish legislation : the 1920 numerus clausus law in Hungary / M. Mária Kovács

Published New York : Central European University Press, 2023

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Description 1 online resource Contents The genesis of the law -- The first decade of the numerus clausus and the racial clause -- The amendment of the numerus clausus law and the restoration of the explicit Jewish quota Summary "The Nazi 1933 Civil Service Law and the 1935 Nuremberg Laws are generally considered the first anti-Jewish decrees in Europe. Mária Kovács convincingly argues that Act XXV of 1920 concerning university enrollment in Hungary can instead be considered one of the first pieces of twentieth-century anti-Jewish legislation - if not the very first. This act, known as the "numerus clausus law," specified that members of a single "nationality" or "people's race" could not be admitted at a higher rate than their share in the total population. The law especially targeted Jews, who represented 6% of the inhabitants yet, until then, about 25% of university students. The study presents the history of the law, including its amendment in 1928, the re-introduction of the Jewish quota in 1939, and its abolition in 1945. By describing the conditions after the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic, Kovács shows in what ways these events, and especially how the numerus clausus law, affected the Jews. The law heralded a new line of political thought. According to it, the "Jewish question" could only be solved by special laws that denied their equality before the law. In this sense, the numerus clausus law was just as much a "Jewish law" as the four acts, explicitly labeled as such, passed by the Hungarian Parliament between May 1938 and September 1942"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Numerus clausus -- Hungary -- History -- 20th century Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Hungary -- History -- 20th c entury Antisemitism -- Hungary -- History -- 20th century Jews -- Education -- Hungary -- History -- 20th century Race defilement (Nuremberg Laws of 1935) Civil service -- Hungary -- History -- 20th century HISTORY / Jewish. LAW / Legal History. Antisemitism Civil service Jews -- Education Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. Numerus clausus Race defilement (Nuremberg Laws of 1935) Hungary Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2023047146 ISBN 9789633866214 9633866219

Other Titles Törvénytől sújtva. English

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