Records of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office: Bureau of Exemptions (MOL K 466), 1914 RG 39.017M United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archive 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024 2126 Tel. (202) 479 9717 Email: reference@ushmm.org Descriptive Summary Title: Records of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office: Bureau of Exemptions (MOL K 466) Dates: 1944 Creator: Hungary. Miniszterelnökség. Record Group Number: RG 39.017M Accession Number: 2005.582 Compiled by the Magyar Országos Levéltár (National Archives of Hungary) and United State Holocaust Memorial Museum. Extent: 1 microfilm reel (16 mm) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archive, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024 2126 Languages: Hungarian Administrative Information Access: No restrictions on access. Reproduction and Use: According to the terms of the United States Hungary Agreement, personal data of an individual mentioned in the records must not be published sooner than 30 years following the death of the person concerned, or if the year of death is unknown, for 90 years following the birth of the person concerned, or if both dates are unknown, for 60 years following the date of issue of the archival material concerned. "Personal data" is defined as any 1
data that can be related to a certain natural person ("person concerned"), and any conclusion that can be drawn from such data about the person concerned. The full text of the Agreement is available at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives reference desk. Preferred Citation: RG 39.017M, Records of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office: Bureau of Exemptions (MOL K 466), 1944. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC. Acquisition Information: Original records located in the Magyar Országos Levéltár (Hungarian National Archives), Budapest, MOL K 466. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project purchased the microfilm from the Hungarian National Archives. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm in September 2005. Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Existence and Location of Originals: The original records are held by Magyar Országos Levéltár, Bécsikapu tér 2 4, Budapest H 1014, Hungary, Phone: 011 361 225 2800; Email: gecsenyi@natarch.hu. More information about this repository can be found at http://mnl.gov.hu/ Related Materials: USHMM Archives, RG 52.000, Randolph Braham Collection. USHMM Archives, RG 39.010M, Selected Records of the Hungarian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOL K 149 BM res.). USHMM Archives, RG 39.013M, Records Relating to Hungarian Jewish Communities. USHMM Archives, RG 68.101M, Collection of Testimonies Relating to Hungary (YV O15E). Braham, R. L.The Politics of Genocide. The Holocaust in Hungary. I II. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. Accruals: Accruals may have been received since this collection was processed, see archives catalog at collections.ushmm.org for further information. Processing History: Aleksandra B. Borecka, February 2014. Scope and Content of Collection Under German occupation in Hungary, in 1944, Regent Miklos Horthy established an office to exempt prominent Jews from particular measures such as wearing the yellow star, ghettoization, or deportation. This collection contains lists of people eligible for exemption status and individuals applying for this status. System of Arrangement The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilm reel. Arranged in one series: Fond: K 466, Prime Ministry (Miniszterelnökség); Sub fond (series): Department of exemptions (Mentesitési osztály) 2
Indexing Terms Horthy, Miklós, nagybányai, 1868 1957 Relations with Jews. Holocaust Jewish (1939 1945) Hungary History. World War, 1939 1945 Atrocities Hungary. Jews Legal status, laws, etc. Hungary 20th century Registers. Hungary Politics and government 1918 1945. Hungary History 1918 1945 Sources. Registers. CONTAINER LIST Fond: Prime Ministry (Miniszterelnökség) Sub fond (series): Department of exemptions (Mentesitési osztály) (K 466) Reel 1 ME [Cover page] Mentesitesi oszt. ugyiratai, 198 [p.] 1. M.E. Alt[alanos] 1944 3300 toredekei A zsidotorvenyek hatalya aloli mentesites iranti kerelmek es mentesitettek nevjegyzekei. 1944 szept okt 2 20 Halapi Oszkar, Halapi Oszkarne, Halapi Jeno Janos, Kassai Arture Endrene [sz.] Halapi Eleonora, Kassai Artur Endre, Kassai Veronika Daisy 21 22 Kallos Janos 23 25 Perenyi Istvan, dr. 26 27 Waldner Robert es felesege 28 53 Rechnitz Samu Sandor [et al.] [Horthyhoz Fomeltosagu uram!... Alattvaloi hodolattal cimzett kerveny] 3
54 Horvath Erno es felesege 55 66 Bogyo Istvan dr. es csaladja [Horthyhoz Fomeltosagu uram!... Alattvaloi hodolattal cimzett kerveny] 67 70 Oppenheim Zellmann [Horthyhoz cimzett kerveny] 71 88 Stein Artur, dr. [Wesselenyi u. 13. Erdekes iratcsoport. Seredy Jusztinian, Degre Alajos, Moor Gyula, stb. level van benne. Meg kellene nezni kozelebbrol.] 89 99 Gyozo Imre 100 101 Sandor Aladarne sz. Donath Sarolta 102 105 Zsengeri Tivadarne sz. Farkas Katalin, Zsengeri Rozsa (Fuchs Jenone) [nem a vivo F.J.] 106 110 Szekely Bela 111 136 Szlovak Mor [ et al.] 137 151 Sebok Imre 152 180 Borbas Andor ME 3300/44 Mentesitesi jegyzekek 1.) Feljegyzes a 68 100. listan szereplo es a min. tan, altal elutasitott mentesitesi ugyekrol 2.) A 373 404. sz. listak 4
182 [Erdekes lista. Ezeket a kervenyeket elutasitottak. Barsony Rozsi, Denes Oszkar is szerepel rajta. Talan ki kellene irni a neveket. Egy volonteer meg tudna csinalni.] 183 206 Jegyzek Nev allas (foglalkozas) egyuttesen mentesitendo hozzatartozok megjegyzes arrol, milyen cimen (altalaban I. Vh s szolgalat) es milyen rendelet alapjan (p. 5.500/1.003. sz.) jogosult a mentesiesre. [Kozelebbrol is erdemes lenne megnezni. Semmifele rendszert nem talalok a nevsorban (pl. alfabetikusat). Nem vilagos, hogy ezek csak felterjesztesek vagy mar jovahagyasok. Jobban meg kell nezni.] Pl. Sik Sandor [MOL_K_466_07], Feith Mihaly, Csortos Gyulane, Szemere Samu [MOL_K_466_08] 207 214 Jegyzek [folytatasa?] Pl. Revai Mor Janosne 215 219 [Alfabetikusnak tuno jegyzek. Talan valami index, mutato.] Pl. Aschner Lipot, Beck O. Fulop, ELEK ILONA 220 223 [Look like to do lists for someone handling exemption cases. Names, some of the crossed/deleted plus notes e.g. it should be noted, for Tuesday, on the table, recommended by..., an addition to list No. 287, long distance conversation, phone numbers, Hungraian currency Pengo amounts, note about a certain official named Gogolak, etc.] 224 Kovacs Vince gyogydija [medical expenses/reimbursements of/for K.V.] [I cannot find any good reason for this page, created in 1916 being here. Fk.] 225 233 Szecsi [Szecsy] Pal Gyorgy 234 245 Walko Sebestyen Janos 5