A yellow Star of David badge bearing the German word Jude (Jew)
In September 1941, the Nazi regime, at Goebbels's urgent request, ordered Germany's Jews over the age of 6 to sew on their clothing a yellow Star of David with the word Jude (Jew) in bold, Hebrew-like letters. The following year, the measure was introduced in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and other lands under German control.
Save Their Stories: The Undiscovered Diaries of the Holocaust
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