Yellow Star of David Patch - Historical Holocaust Identification Badge #1851917 (License: Personal Use)

The image shows a textile Star of David patch made of coarse yellow fabric with black embroidered borders and the word “Jude” in bold black Gothic-style Hebrew-German lettering. It was issued under Nazi decree in 1941 as a compulsory identifier for Jewish civilians across occupied Europe, serving as a tool of segregation, dehumanization, and eventual deportation. The patch’s design varied slightly by region but consistently used yellow-a color associated with Jewish identity since medieval times-to maximize visibility and humiliation.

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