Approximately 100,000 Jews have survived in the part of Hungary liberated by the Russian Army, it was reported here today. The report stated that Dr. Gabor Lengyl, president of the Zionist Organization in Hungary, addressing a session of the Hungarian Provisional National Assembly, estimated that at the moment 280,000 Jews remain alive in Hungary, including the territory still held by the Germans.
Meanwhile, in a move to counter-act the announcement by the provisional Hungarian Government in Dobrezen, in Liberated territory, that all anti-Jewish laws have been abolished throughout Hungary, the pro-German Szalasi Government announced today that marriages between Jews and non-Jews are to be dissolved. Under the decree, the non-Jewish partner may ask for dissolution of the marriage. A broadcast on the German-controlled Hungarian radio said that if “this step is not taken, unfavorable consequences will follow.”
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