The Long History of Forcing Jews to Wear Anti-Semitic Badges | History
The practice was common in medieval Europe
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The practice was common in medieval Europe
(The Conversation) — The yellow star has come to symbolize Nazi cruelty, but it had a long history in Europe.
Badges and other wearable markings had a long history of being used to target Jewish people in Europe.
Patches issued during Holocaust followed centuries in which communities throughout Europe forced Jews to have identifying markers, setting them up to be targeted