1941 ⟶ Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Star
All Jews under German rule must wear the yellow star of Davi...
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1941
1942
📜 Nuremberg Laws Enacted
The Reichstag passes the Nuremberg Laws, institutionalizing discrimination against Jews and providing the legal framework for the systematic persecution of Jews in Germany.⟶
GermanyNuremberg LawsantisemitismdiscriminationJewspersecutionHolocaustracismlegal framework
🛂 Jewish Passports Stamped with 'J'
Germany invalidates the passports of all its Jewish citizens who are reissued passports with the letter "J" stamped in red. This change was made after requests by Sweden and Switzerland who wanted a way of easily denying Jews entry into their countries.⟶
GermanyJewsDiscriminationPassportPersecutionAnti-SemitismHolocaustLegal Discrimination
✡️ Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Star
All Jews under German rule must wear the yellow star of David badge with "Jew" clearly written in it, are forbidden to live with or marry non-Jews, and are forbidden to leave their towns without written consent, in accordance with the Nuremberg Laws of 1935. The decree, signed by Heydrich, is to take effect on September 19.⟶
GermanyJewsHolocaustAnti-SemitismPersecutionDiscriminationNuremberg LawsDecreeIdentity
✡️ Jews in Berlin Required to Identify Their Houses
Jews in Berlin must now clearly identify their houses.⟶
GermanyBerlinJewsAnti-SemitismNazi RegimeDiscriminationHolocaustSegregationPersecution
🎗️ Jews in Belgium Ordered to Wear Yellow Badge
In occupied Belgium, wearing of the "yellow badge" becomes compulsory for Jews.⟶
BelgiumAntisemitismOccupationNazi GermanyPersecutionYellow BadgeDiscriminationHolocaust
✡️ Jews in France Ordered to Wear the Star of David
The Jews in France are ordered to wear the yellow Star of David.⟶
FranceNazi OccupationAntisemitismPersecutionStar of DavidHolocaustDiscriminationDeportation