pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv dʒˈuːz bɪɡˈæn ˈiːvən bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɪn slʌvˈækiə, wˌɛɹ ðə mjˈuːnɪk ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt kˈɑːɹvd tʃˌɛkəsləvˈækiə ˌɪntʊ sˈɛpɹət stˈeɪts.
Persecution of Jews began even before World War II in Slovakia, where the Munich Agreement of 1938 carved Czechoslovakia into separate states.