Letters to Josef Tiso, President of the Slovak State, 1939-1945

Between 1939 and 1944, thousands of ordinary people wrote to then President Jozef Tiso of the Slovak State about the so-called “Jewish question.” Some wanted mercy from anti-Jewish persecution, others coveted Jewish property. Why did these individuals write to Josef Tiso? In her talk, Madeline Vadkerty will respond to this question and describe her research at the Slovak National Archive.