Representation of the legislation concerning Northern Transylvanian confi scated, heirless, or unclaimed Jewish property in the post-World War II press Cover Image

Az elkobzott, örökös nélkül maradt vagy vissza nem követelt észak-erdélyi zsidó vagyonokra vonatkozó második világháború utáni jogszabályok sajtóbeli reprezentációja
Representation of the legislation concerning Northern Transylvanian confi scated, heirless, or unclaimed Jewish property in the post-World War II press

Author(s): Enikő Orsolya Nagyi
Subject(s): Communication studies, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Medea Egyesület
Keywords: Hungarian press; Jewish property; legislation; Northern Transylvania; restitution

Summary/Abstract: During the Second World War, the Jews from Northern Transylvania also became victims of the Hungarian anti-Jewish laws. Under the laws in force since 1938, the Hungarian state deprived the Jewish population of all movable and immovable property, and during the ghettoization process, their remaining personal belongings and jewellery were confiscated as well, which resulted the complete economic plundering of the Jews within just a few years. In this research, we examined the legislation adopted by the Romanian and Hungarian states immediately after the war regarding Jewish property from Northern Transylvania. We analysed press publications from that period in order to explore the extent to which Hungarian language newspapers of Northern Transylvania informed their readers about the issue and what they actually reported.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 17-38
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Hungarian