Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs, Szombathely Section (Records of the Arrow Cross Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs), 1944-1945

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár Országos Levéltára

Title:: Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs, Szombathely Section (Records of the Arrow Cross Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs), 1944-1945

Title (official language):: Vallás- És Közoktatásügyi Minisztérium Szombathelyi részleg, 1944-1945

Scope and content:: The collection contains the fragments of records created by the Arrow Cross Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs between 16 October 1944 and 27 March 1945. The most relevant part of the collection is item 19, including the requests by Jewish individuals for exemption from the Jewish laws. (fascicles 8-9)

Archival history:: The surviving records of the Arrow Cross Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs were taken to the Hungarian National Archives in 1962.

Administrative/biographical history:: Following the takeover of the Arrow Cross Party on 16 October 1944 the Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs continued to work along the same task and competencies. The structure was rearranged by the new minister, the extreme right wing journalist and MP Ferenc Rajniss, with no. XVI. being the Department for Jewish Affairs. The Arrow Cross Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs operated until 27 March 1945. In November, with the Red Army approaching, all the offices of the ministry were evacuated to the town of Szombathely near the western border of Hungary, where the ministry operated in the building of the Franciscan convent.

Subject terms:: Antisemitism; Antisemitism--Antisemitic legislation; Holocaust; Holocaust--Collaboration

System of arrangement:: The files in fascicles 8-9 are in alphabetical order by name of the petitioners.

Finding aids:: Only one registry book survived, therefore the material requires file-level research.