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Yellow Patch, worn by Jewish prisoners in Germany and in the annexed territories during the Holocaust. A yellow patch worn by Jews in Germany and the Protectorate during the Holocaust. The patch is a Star of David with black outlines on a yellow background, with the word ”Jude” (Jew) in German Gothic script in the center. The yellow patch became the symbol of Jewish persecution, humiliation, and extermination during the Holocaust. In occupied Poland, the Nazis required Jews to wear this patch starting in 1939, as a degrading and oppressive badge of shame, marking them and separating them from the general population. In Germany, Jews were compelled to wear the yellow patch beginning in 1941. The German decrees specified the exact shape, size, wording, and manner of wearing the patch, with variations depending on location. The characteristics of this particular yellow patch indicate that it was used in Germany and in the Protectorate. This patch is sewn onto a piece of blue-and-white striped fabric, the material of concentration camp prisoner uniforms. 10.16 cm diameter Good condition