The government was severaly criticized today during a debate in the Hungarian parliament for its failure to wage a more vigorous campaign. against anti-Semitism.
The Budapest press has recently devoted considerable space to a discussion of the problem of anti-Semitism. The liberal daily Vilag published lengthy accounts of the suffering of the Jews in Nazi concentration camps, particularly Oswiecim. It attacked persons spreading anti-Jewish propaganda and paid tribute to the role of the Jews in reconstructing the economic and social life of Hungary.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.