The growth of the Star of David as a Jewish emblem took a dark turn from 1939β45, when, in many parts of Nazi-occupied Europe, Jews were forced to wear identifying badges in the shape of the Star of David. Beginning in 1939 in occupied Poland, the badge was white with a blue Star of David outline. From 1941 the compulsory Nazi-era badges for Jews featured a yellow Star of David, often with the word βJewβ in local languages printed in the center. Jews in Europe had long been required to wear badges, often yellow in color, but the Star of David was a rare shape for Jewish badges prior to the Nazi era. In this context it became a sign marking Jews for exclusion and persecution.
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