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The purpose of the Yellow Star was to make Jews instantly recognizable. The use of a badge was not instantaneous throughout Nazi-occupied Europe.

The Yellow Star, inscribed with the word "Jude," has become a symbol of Nazi persecution.

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Jews were made to wear the yellow stars to identify them as Jews in Nazi Germany.

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