An announcement ordering Jews in the Krakow region to wear an armband with the Star of David. "Any Jew above the age of 12 has to wear an armband. A Jew is:

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Overview

Caption: An announcement ordering Jews in the Krakow region to wear an armband with the Star of David. "Any Jew above the age of 12 has to wear an armband. A Jew is:
1. anyone who is or was of the Mosaic faith.
2. anyone whose mother or father is or was of the Mosaic faith.
Everyone is required to wear an identifying mark in the form of an armband with a blue Zionist star. The enforcing agency will be the Jewish Council."
Signed: Wachter, Governor
Date: 1939 November 18
Locale: Krakow, [Krakow] Poland
Variant Locale: Krakau
Cracow
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

Photo Source: Instytut Pamieci Narodowej

Copyright: Agency Agreement

Source Record ID: 59745

Keyword: ANNOUNCEMENTS/ADVERTISEMENTS ARMBANDS DOCUMENTS GHETTO/OCCUPATION KRAKOW LEGISLATION (ANTI-JEWISH)
Photo Designation: GHETTOS (MAJOR) -- KRAKOW (Poland) -- Documents/Notices