beginnings of anti-Jewish legislation : the 1920 Numerus Clausus law in Hungary

Argues that Act XXV of 1920 concerning university enrollment in Hungary can be considered one of the first pieces of twentieth-century anti-Jewish legislation - if not the very first. This act, known as the "numerus clausus law," specified that members of a single "nationality" or "people's race" could not be admitted at a higher rate than their share in the total population. The law especially targeted Jews, who represented 6% of the inhabitants yet, until then, about 25% of university students.