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Jewish badge from Austria

Distinctive Jewish badge (yellow star) that the Jews of Austria were forced to wear on their clothing in accordance with the directives of the German occupation.

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Jewish badge belonged to Hilda Eidinger from Vienna, Austria.

Jewish badge belonged to Hilda Eidinger from Vienna, Austria.

Jewish women and girls wearing the yellow star, Vienna, Austria, 1941

Jewish women and girls wearing the yellow star, Vienna, Austria, 1941

On 1 September 1941, on the initiative of Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels, the German Interior Ministry issued an order  that from 19 September 1941, all the Jews of the Reich and the Protectorate aged 6 and older were required to wear the  Jewish star ("Judenstern"). The order stipulated that the palm-sized badge be sewn on their clothes, on the left side of the chest, at heart level, so as to be noticeable in a public place.

Jewish badge belonged to Hilda Eidinger from Vienna, Austria.
Jewish badge belonged to Hilda Eidinger from Vienna, Austria.
Jewish women and girls wearing the yellow star, Vienna, Austria, 1941
Jewish women and girls wearing the yellow star, Vienna, Austria, 1941
Jewish Badges