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To remove their star was to deny their faith. That was not an option!
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There were penalties for removing the star.
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Also, sadly, the SS at the time had rather detailed dossiers on just about everyone who frequented the synagogues for prayer, as their names were written down by the synagogue for record. A list of people who pray became a hit list. With their names already in hand, the stars pretty much became irrelevant (not to offend, just stating that it wasn't a big identifier once their names were out, etc)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoJews were usually required to wear a YELLOW star of David over their left breast. In concenration camps, they were sometimes issued prisoner clothes with the star on the sleeve. The Nazis also imprisoned other people deemed as criminals or rejects, such as criminals, political prisoners, homosexuals and gypsies. They wore a special arm patch that indicated their "crime".
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∙ 14y agoThey were forced to by the Nazis, as it helped to "warn" people that they were Jews. It was a way of isolating and almost tabooing the Jews from other people. All Jews had to wear one, and if a Jew didn't, they were immediately shot and killed, no questions asked.
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What is the star of David and who wore what kind?
The Star of David was used in the concentration camps during the holocaust which identify the prisoners in the camps to their categories such as Jews and Criminals etc... Here who wore what -Jews wore yellow badges -Religious groups who oppose the Nazi regime wore purple badges -Alcoholics, tramps, gypsies, vagabond, mentally ill, workshy, disabled people and deaf people wore black badges -Professional criminals (eg. POWs) wore green badges - sexual offenders wore pink badges -foreign forced labour groups wore blue badges -political prisoners wore red triangle badge Prisoners in the concentration camps wore these badges because, this indicates their reason for imprisonment
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All prisoners in concentration camps - regardless of background - wore the striped prison uniform.
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Because Jews are not just a religion they are a race of people, and you can tell the difference. just like you can tell the difference between Asians and whites.
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What is the star of David and who wore what kind?
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Scarlet letter.
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