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Because it showed that they were Jews and should be treated differently.

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Quite simply because they were ordered to do so - not from choice.

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Q: Why did the Jews in Germany wear the star of david?
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Did all Jews have to wear a green Star of David to distinguish themselves?

No. The Star of David was yellow, not green. Additionally, they were not used in all Nazi-Occupied Regions, just most of them. (For example, in Denmark, Jews were not forced to wear the Star of David.) However, in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland, the Yellow Star was mandatory and the Jews were forced to wear them whenever they went into public.


What symbol were Jews supposed to display?

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.


What did Jewish men and women have to wear?

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.


When did the Nazis start making the Jews wear the Yellow Star?

They had to wear the Star of David when outside their homes after a number of decrees in 1941. There were other markers that Jews were required to use before the Yellow Star became the prominent and singular identifying mark of Jews in te Third Reich.


How did Hitler make the Jews wear the star of David?

by making it law.

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What Jews in Germany were forced to wear to identigy them as Jews?

The Star of David.


Why did the Jews have to wear stars on their shirts?

Jews were forced by the Nazis in Germany and occupied Europe to wear a yellow star of David so that they can be instantly reconised as Jews.


How many Jews had to wear the star of david?

I assume you're talking about the yellow Star of David worn by Jews in Germany and nations occupied by Germany during World War 2 - and the answer in that case is all Jews in those nations had to wear it. This would have been somewhere in the region of nine million people.


Do Jews have to wear the star of david?

no


Did all Jews have to wear a green Star of David to distinguish themselves?

No. The Star of David was yellow, not green. Additionally, they were not used in all Nazi-Occupied Regions, just most of them. (For example, in Denmark, Jews were not forced to wear the Star of David.) However, in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland, the Yellow Star was mandatory and the Jews were forced to wear them whenever they went into public.


What did Jews wear during World War 2?

The Jews had to wear the star of David. I guess soldiers fighting the war had to wear symbols of the countries they were fighting for.


Where did the Jews wear the Star of David?

arm


What symbol were Jews supposed to display?

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.


Who was ordered to wear the star of david?

The Jews were required to wear the Yellow Stars of David


What did Jewish men and women have to wear?

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.


When did the Nazi government begin to require Jews in Hanover Germany wear the yellow Star of David?

In September 1941 - the same date as elsewhere in Germany.


Why were the Jews forced to wear a star of david?

to identify them.