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OCR: The Jewish Badge ialsa called the Jewish star Yellow Star and "Yeliow Badge was an emblem which .lews in most German occupied countries wer forced to wear. The badge was yellow Star of David Worn either on an armband OI sewn on shirts pue jackets around the area of the heart. This method af humiliating and Tdentifying Jews dates back to the Middie Ages, when Jews in Europe were sometimes forced to wear distinguishing badges or clothing. During Worid War II. the badue was instituted by the Nazis ta identify Iews and separate them from t the wider population. demonstrated to Christians conguered lands that the Jews were cilifferent from both the German invaders and themselves. This psychoiogical device created an "us auainst them mentality which encouraged many Christians FO turn a biind eye ...