The Nazis required it as a way to identify Jews quickly and easily. (The five-point Star of David has for a long time been regarded as a badge of Jewish identity).
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So that they could be identified by the National Socialists (Nazis) and shipped off to concentration camps.
Even before being shipped off, Jews were defined as second class citizens, and part of the degradation was to have them identify themselves (with the Star) as such. It also ensured that these newly-declared sub-humans were not exercising any rights that had been denied to them.
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It is also interesting to note the hexagram - that is, the Nazi version of the star, was never given to the Jews as a sign of endearment. Its original name is the star of Molech, was known by true Jews as a sign of that Babylonian god or the devil since it had six pionts, six lines, and six triangles.
They had to wear the Star of David on their arm so that everybody knew that they were Jews - members of the hated race.
yellow starduring the holocaust Jews were forced towear a yellow star of david on their clothes.
During the Holocaust, Jews were made to wear a yellow star of David, or a white armband with a blue Star of David on it.
This depends on the society that the Jews lived in. In Nazi Germany and most occupied countries, the Jews were required to wear a Yellow Star of David with the word "Jew" in the local language affixed to the breast of their jackets and shirts. In the Ottoman Empire, Jewish males were required to wear yellow turbans.
In most cases Jews had to buy their yellow stars.
It was a six-pointed Star of David, about the size of a human palm, and yellow in color. And it was not worn on the arm, it was worn on the left breast of the outer garment. During the Holocaust Jews were required to wear yellow star of david's on the chest and back of their clothing.
The Jews of Europe, during the holocaust.
The Jews were forced to wear that during the Holocaust.
yellow starduring the holocaust Jews were forced towear a yellow star of david on their clothes.
the star of david
to identify them, as far as i recall it was on the left arm.
During the Holocaust, Jews were made to wear a yellow star of David, or a white armband with a blue Star of David on it.
This depends on the society that the Jews lived in. In Nazi Germany and most occupied countries, the Jews were required to wear a Yellow Star of David with the word "Jew" in the local language affixed to the breast of their jackets and shirts. In the Ottoman Empire, Jewish males were required to wear yellow turbans.
In most cases Jews had to buy their yellow stars.
"Jews during the Holocaust were required to wear the yellow star to let everybody know that they were Jewish." Nope, the six sided yellow star, though it doesn't have to be yellow, is the Star of David, and it is the symbol of the Jewish religion.
Jews were required to display a yellow badge in the form of a Star of David on their clothing as an outward symbol during Nazi rule in Germany.
The Jews were required to wear the Yellow Stars of David
It was a six-pointed Star of David, about the size of a human palm, and yellow in color. And it was not worn on the arm, it was worn on the left breast of the outer garment. During the Holocaust Jews were required to wear yellow star of david's on the chest and back of their clothing.