Why Jews had to wear the star?

Answer 1

It was a six pointed star, often called the Star of David,* in the Nazi period it was required to be yellow in color.

Note

* The term Star of David is more commonly applied to a different symbol, of which you may see a version on the Israeli flag, a six-pointed star consisting to two overlapping triangle outlines. The yellow star that Jews under the NAZI regime were compelled to wear on their clothes was a filled-in yellow six-pointed star quite different from the magen David.

Answer 2

It was a golden yellow star in the shape of the Star of David to make all aware of who they were. This was a requirement by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party that all found Jews must wear this on their clothes to be recognized by.

Answer 3

It is called the Star of David and the yellow star was basically two triangles placed on top of each other opposite ways with the word Jude on it.

Jude - this word is German and in English it means Jew.

Answer 4

It was not recommended. They were forced.

Jews have been compelled to wear a star of David at various times since the Middle Ages, most recently in Europe during ww2.

Answer 5

So that they could be easily identified by the German police and Gestapo.(Sometimes they were different.) If you were a Jew, and didn't wear it, you were shot on the spot.

Answer 6

star of david

Answer 7

Star of David (6 point star).