Radu Budișteanu

Romanian Orthodox family, he married Oriele-Maria Vignali, a Catholic from Iași, in 1928 in Paris; the couple later divorced.^[1] The two had a daughter, Despina, born in 1930.^[6]

Romanian Jews for many years, and prohibited the baptism of Jews. He banned the purchase of Christian religious objects from Jewish-owned businesses, dismissed Jewish personnel from state and private theaters,^[8][1] and withdrew state recognition from Jewish schools.^[10]

Roman Catholicism (including the Ukrainian and Armenian Vicariates), Reformed, Lutheran, Unitarian, Armenian Apostolic and Islam. Judaism was not mentioned,^[8] in contrast with the 1928 law he abrogated.^[10] The second decree called into question the legal status of Judaism, providing that all extant synagogues had to cease functioning unless expressly authorized to do so by the ministry. Reacting to what was in effect the closure of synagogues and cemeteries, Chief Rabbi Alexandru Șafran persuaded Antonescu to cancel the measure.^[8] Budișteanu was in government until the National Legionary State was established on September 14.^[11] He served as an attorney for Guard members arrested during the January 1941 Legionnaires' rebellion, but by December 1943 had shown a willingness to cooperate with Antonescu.^[3]

Ocnele Mari (1948–1952) and Sighet Prison (1952–1956). Tried in 1956, he was sentenced to 14 years of hard labor,^[6] and sent to Aiud Prison, where he agreed to undergo re-education from 1962 to 1964,^[12] and also contributed articles to the propaganda organ Glasul Patriei, reproaching himself for past errors.^[7] He was released in 1964,^[12] emigrating to West Germany in the late 1970s.^[3] There, he re-established ties with Sima and considered himself a Guard leader,^[7] contributing to exile magazines.^[3] He died in Frankfurt.^[7]