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!זכור את אשר עשה לך עמלק Yellow badge worn by Jewish prisoners in Germany and territories annexed to it during the Holocaust. Yellow badge worn by Jews in Germany and the Protectorate during the Holocaust. The badge features a Star of David outlined in black on a yellow background, with the word “Jude” (“Jew”) in German, printed in Gothic script at its center. The present yellow badge is sewn onto a piece of blue-and-white striped cloth consistent with the fabric used for concentration camp prisoner uniforms. Background: The yellow badge became a symbol of the persecution, humiliation, and destruction of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. Jews in occupied Poland were required by the Nazis to wear this badge beginning in 1939, as a degrading and oppressive mark of shame and as a means of identifying and segregating Jews from the local population. The requirement to wear the yellow badge was imposed upon German Jews beginning in 1941. The German authorities precisely regulated the badge’s design, dimensions, inscription, and manner of wear, although these regulations varied from place to place. The characteristics of the present badge indicate that it was used in Germany and the Protectorate. Stains, colors faded over the course of decades. Good condition.