It was largely a desire to recover these territories that pushed Hungary towards the German-Italian alliance around 1936. Anti-Semitism was already widespread in Hungary but closer ties with the extreme anti-Semitic Nazis made the situation much worse for Hungarian Jews like the Lax family. Jewish Laws were passed, partly to please Hitler, and Hungary seemed to be achieving its territorial objectives with the Vienna Awards of 1938 and 1940 which returned some of its lands.
Ito ay sa kalakhan ng isang pagnanais na makuha ang mga teritoryo na hunhon Hungary patungo sa German-Italian alyansa sa paligid ng 1936. Anti-Semitism ay kalat na kalat sa Hungary ngunit malapit ties sa matinding anti-Semitiko Nazis ginawa ang sitwasyon ng marami lalong masama para sa mga Judio Hungarian tulad ng hinga ng pamilya.