Meaning of Judenstern | Babel Free

Definitions

A yellow badge forced upon ordinary Jews (and many legally ‘Jewish’ people) in Western Axis states.

countable, historical

Examples

“For the exiled black man who had to bear his skin — the symbol of rejection — like a "Judenstern," there could be no escape.”

“A yellow Star of David—a Judenstern, as the Germans called it—with the word “Jude” embroidered in the center was on the left side of her coat just below her collar bone..”

“Therefore, Jews had to walk wherever they tried to go, although the wearing of a “Judenstern” or Jewish star on every outer garment was enforced at pain of death.”

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