Oct. 5, 1940

Statutory Decree issued by Prime Minister Antonescu [Romania]: “Under Antonescu…the statutory decree of October 5, 1940, defined Jews as ‘all those both of whose parents, or only one of them, [were Jewish], regardless of whether they or their parents were baptized…whether they are Romanian citizens, or whether they have their residence within the territory of our country.’”
“1. The Legal Status of the Jews in Romania; Fascist Anti-Semitic Legislation.” No author, Accessed online article 8/30/2011