Margit Slachta

Margit Slachta
Born	September 18, 1884(1884-09-18) Hungary
Died	January 6, 1974(1974-01-06) (aged 89) New York
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation	Sisters of Social Service
Known for	Political action, Social work

Margit Slachta (or Schlachta, 1884–1974) was a Hungarian social activist. In 1920 she was the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian diet, and in 1923 she founded the Sisters of Social Service, a Roman Catholic order of women.^[1].

Biography

Born in Kassa, Hungary in 1884, Margit was a champion of human rights and the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian diet in 1920.^[2][3]. She coupled zeal for social justice religious convictions in rescue and relief efforts. In the years immediately following the World War II, she raised awareness of the considerable contribution of Protestant churches in rescue efforts.

“

I stand without compromise, on the foundation of Christian values; that is, I profess that love obliges us to accept natural laws for our fellow-men without exception which god gave and which cannot be taken away.[4]

”

References

1. ^ Bartov, O. & Mack, P. (2001). In God's Name: Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century, p. 222 (ISBN 9781571813022)
2. ^ Rogow, S.M. (2005). They Must Not Be Forgotten: Heroic Priests and Nuns Who Saved People from the Holocaust. p. 53 (ISBN 9780976721161)
3. ^ Phayer, M. (2000) The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965. p. 117 (ISBN 9780253337252)
4. ^ Rescue in Hungary: The Bravery of Sister Margit Slachta (chapter in Rogow (2005))

Bibliography

• Mona, Ilona. (1997). Slachta Margit (OCLC 246094536)

External links

• Slachta Margit (1884–1974) Biography
• Margit Slachta and the early rescue of Jewish families, 1939-42

Persondata
Name	Slachta, Margit
Alternative names	Slachta, Margaret
Short description
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth	Hungary
Date of death	1974
Place of death	New York