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OCR: The Hungarian Government of Miklos Horthy, which was in power until 1944. had a mixed record of treatment the Jews of Hungary. The government was officially antisemitic and passed several harsh anti-Jewish laws. In May 1938, the First Anti-J ewish Law was passed, limiting the perc of Jews who could work in each profession. In March 1939. the Hunga rian Labor Brigade Law prevented Jews Irom serving in the armed forces anc established the Hungarian Le bor Service into which Sof lather and thousands of other r Jewish men were drafted, The Secand Anti -Jewish Law of May 1939 began to establish non-religious legal defin ition of who was to be classified as Jew. The also restricted certain professional. ecpnornic, or marilal opportunities for Jews. The Third Anti-Jewish Law n August 1941 was bas ...