Badge with a yellow Star of David on a black circle worn by a Romanian Jewish woman
- Date
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approximately 1941-1945
(use)
- Geography
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use :
Piatra Neamt (Romania)
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Star of David badges (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Simona Nistor-Vianu
Star of David badge that 20 year-old Simona Weissmann was forced to wear in Piatra Neamt, Romania from 1941-1945. In November 1940, the fascist government of Romania of General Antonescu joined the Axis Alliance. They immediately put in place polices to persecute Jews, such as the requirement that Jews wear a Star of David badge2 on their clothing at all times. The antisemitic regime also supported increasingly violent attacks and pogroms against the Jewish population.
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Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:26:44
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