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From records and informants. Remember before the Holocaust they had no reason to hide their religion. Plus the tattoed numbers on their forearm was a dead giveaway. Additionally, I don't think the Krauts like Matzo Ball soup. Every one in Germany carried ID papers, so it would show what the race or religion was of all that were ordered dto show proof, if that did not work, they would assume by the look of the person, what thy were, because of certain prominent features.
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∙ 11y agoDepending on who "they" was and at what point in time "they" lived, there are numerous answers.
If "they" is the Jewish community, Jews identified anyone born to a Jewish mother to be Jewish. Therefore, if the moment of birth was witnessed, Jews would affirm another person's Judaism. If the birth was not witnessed, but the person claims to be Jewish, this is usually taken at face value.
If "they" means the Biblical opponents of the Israelite and Judah Kingdoms, being Jewish was as much an ethnic component of identity as a religious one. Therefore, Jews were identified in terms of the homeland because of phenotypical features (in the same way non-German Germans are identified with people in Germany and not Zimbabwe).
If "they" means the Early Christian Empire(s) and Islamic Empire(s), Jews were typically marked by their distinctive dress, areas of the city where they were permitted to live, jobs they could take, and/or additional taxes they needed to pay.
If "they" means Modern Nation-States, censuses openly asked people questions about religion and then stored the information in public archives (public as in government-owned, not necessarily accessible to the public). This is the particular way that the Nazis were able to figure out who was Jewish.
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∙ 8y agothey told Jews to register, others were informed on by their neighbours
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