In 1941, about 3,400 Jews lived in Szombathely, amounting to nearly 10% of the population. Jews were inducted into forced labour battalions in 1942. In May 1944, Jews were concentrated in the local ghettos. A few months later they were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in occupied Poland. About fifty Jews survived and returned after the Holocaust.
Szombathely, Hungary
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