A yellow badge of a Jew from the Holocaust - Germany

A yellow badge of a Jew from the Holocaust - Germany

A yellow badge that belonged to a Jew during the Holocaust. Germany, 1940s.

According to the testimony of the patch owner's son, he used to wear the patch on his clothes every year on July 23rd, during the day, and was gathered in his room. Over the years, the family  have tried several times to ask him to explain them why he doing this, he chose not to elaborate and only used to say 'this patch saved my life' and did not interpretand, and it remained a secret he had taken with him at his death.

According to the German Reich regulations of 1938, every Jew in the German-occupied territory must wear a yellow badge. The writing was usually in a font that looked like a customer from ancient books. The obligation to wear the actual badge in Germany began in September 1941. It was determined that the badge would be at least ten centimeters in size, it was designed in the shape of a Star of David and contained the inscription "jude". According to the instruction the patch is worn on the garment on the left side of the chest, or on the right arm below the armpit. Jews who forgot the signal when they took to the streets, or the signal did not comply with the instructions, were officially subject to fines and imprisonment, and executed without trial by immediate firing. In the diary of Mary Berg 'Warsaw Ghetto', she wrote that the Jews took special care to keep the yellow patches in the cleanest way "because the Germans show a special 'sensitivity' at this point. when they see a Jew wearing a wrinkled or dirty armband, they beat him right away."

12x10 cm. Stains. Good condition.