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There are two reasons.
They first wanted to mark each prisoner with his or her identification number in a way the prisoner couldn't lose the number, and so it would be easier to read.
They also know Jews are forbidden by the Torah from getting tattoos. That's the main reason they did it.
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Can tattooed Holocaust survivors be buried in a Jewish cemetery?
Any tattooed Jewish person can be buried in a Jewish cemetery. This is just a myth.
How did the Germans now if a person was Jewish or if they were Dutch?
The Jewish people were forced to wear patches to identify them. They were also tattooed and marked with branding irons then segregated.
Did all Jewish people tattooed by Nazi's?
no, the vast majority were killed rather than were taken into the camp system.
In what number order were Jewish prisoners tattooed in Auschwitz?
Arithmetically increasing.
Why did people get tattooed during the Holocaust?
People were tattooed because it was a number that Jews were forced to wear under Hitler's rule.
Does Google pay people to get tattooed?
No
What did prisoners at Auschwitz have tattooed on their arm?
Prisoners in the camps were tattooed for two reasons. Firstly, it was their "Prison ID Number", and second (and more cruelly) it is against Jewish law to become tattooed or to desecrate ones flesh. So, the Germans tattooing the mostly Jewish prisoners was a sick joke almost, as it would not allow them to enter their heaven or to even be buried in a Jewish cemetery as this is not permitted.
Did Jewish children also get number tattoos on their arms?
No. Only adults considered fit for work were registered and tattooed.
Did all prisoner of wars get tattoos as a ID?
No, it is not legal to tattoo a prisoner of war (a captured soldier) forceably, the prisoners that were tattooed were the Jewish prisoners in the German concentration camps. These people were not prisoners of war (they were not soldiers).
What literal meaning is Jewish number on the wrist?
There is no such thing as a Jewish number on a wrist. But it sounds like you are describing Holocaust survivors, who were tattooed by the Nazis with identification numbers during World Word II.
What is an example of a number that was tattooed onto a Jewish persons arm during the Holocaust?
Primo Levi was an Italian jew captured in December of 1943. In his book "Se questo e' un uomo" he says his "name" tattooed on him was 174 517.
Why do people get their names tattooed on their bodies?
Because they think it is fashionable.
