1942Jews in France Ordered to Wear the Star of David

The Jews in France are ordered to wear the yellow Star of Da...
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✡️ Polish Jews Ordered to Wear Star of David Armbands

Polish Jews are ordered to wear Star of David armbands.
Polish Jews Ordered to Wear Star of David Armbands (1939)
PolandJewish peoplediscriminationNazi GermanyHolocaustantisemitismWWIIoccupation

✡️ 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.
Jews Forced to Wear Yellow Star (1941)
GermanyJewsHolocaustAnti-SemitismPersecutionDiscriminationNuremberg LawsDecreeIdentity

✡️ 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

🎗️ Jews in Belgium Ordered to Wear Yellow Badge

In occupied Belgium, wearing of the "yellow badge" becomes compulsory for Jews.
Jews in Belgium Ordered to Wear Yellow Badge (1942)
BelgiumAntisemitismOccupationNazi GermanyPersecutionYellow BadgeDiscriminationHolocaust

🕍 Eleftherias Square Roundup in Thessaloniki

1942 Eleftherias Square roundup: Jews are rounded up and humiliated at Thessaloniki in German-occupied Greece.
Eleftherias Square Roundup in Thessaloniki (1942)
GreeceThessalonikiJewsPersecutionHolocaustNazi OccupationCollaborationDeportation

🇫🇷 Vel' d'Hiv Roundup and Deportation

Vel' d'Hiv Roundup: On order from the Vichy France government headed by Pierre Laval, French police officers mass arrest 13,152 Jews and hold them at the Winter Velodrome before deportation to Auschwitz.
Vel' d'Hiv Roundup and Deportation (1942)
FranceVel d'HivJewsHolocaustVichy FranceCollaborationDeportationPersecutionWWII