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(HOLOCAUST). Sandor Istvan Szekely. A Masodik Zsidotorveny Teljes, Hiteles Szovege Reszletes Magyarazatokkal. [“The Complete, Authentic Text of the Second Jewish Law with Detailed Explanations”]. pp. 64. Budpest, 1939. * With:  Bertalan Hegedus. Az uj Zsidotorveny Reszletes Magyarazattal [“A Detailed Explanation of the New Jewish Law”]. pp. 48. Budapest, 1939. * And : Egyház és társadalom a fajelméletről és a II. zsidótörvény javaslatról. Egyházfők, tudósok, államférfiak, közírók és testületek megnyilatkozásai [“Church and Society on the proposal of a Second Jewish Law. Statements by heads of churches, scientists, statesmen and public writers”]. pp. 84. (Budapest, 1939). Together, three printed pamphlets. Original printed wrappers. 12mo.     Hungary adopts here comprehensive laws and measures specifically to exclude Jews from public life.     Following passage by the Hungarian Parliament of the first discriminatory “Jew Law” on May 24th 1938, this second set of anti-Jewish legislation passed on 3rd May, 1939 carried even more drastic restrictions seeking to exclude Jews from all walks of public and economic life, predicated on the racist - or as it was termed - “alien spirituality” principle.     “The draft of the First Jewish Law, limited to 20 percent the ratio of Jews in the free professions, in administrative jobs, and as employees of commercial and industrial companies. (Jewish now was defined to include those who had converted after 1919 or were born to Jewish parents after this time.) The opposition parties strongly attacked this draft; nevertheless, it was ratified by both houses of parliament (Act XV of 1938). The Second Jewish Law (Act IV of 1939) was announced on 3 May 1939; this legislation extended the definition of Jewish on a racial basis and further limited the economic activities of those considered Jews. The ratio of 20 percent set by the First Jewish Law was reduced to 6 percent” (Yivo Encyclopedia).