Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Star of David patch of the type worn to identify a Jew in German occupied France. Germany occupied France in the early summer of 1940. A decree was issued on March 27, 1942, making it mandatory for Jews to wear the Judenstern badges at all times. The badges marked the Jews as outsiders and made them easy to identify. The German occupation of France ended on August 25, 1944, when German forces surrendered to the Allies.
- Date
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- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Andrew and Helene Felber
- Markings
- front, center, black ink : Juif [Jew]
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Star of David badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Yellow cloth badge, now discolored and nearly orange, in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David handstitched at the corners to light brown cloth backing. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, dyed triangles and has French text in the center. The cloth extends beyond the star outline to form a narrow border. The badge is stiff, perhaps from adhesive.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, dye
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Andrew and Helene Felber.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-10 11:28:32
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43019
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