June 7, 1942
Jews in Occupied France Must Wear the Yellow Star
Historical context
On this day, June 7, 1942, a German decree took effect requiring Jews in occupied France, aged six and older, to wear a yellow star marked Juif.
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On this day, a German decree of 29 May 1942 took effect in occupied France. Jews aged six and older had to wear, on the left side of the chest, a palm-sized yellow Star of David inscribed Juif. The order applied in the occupied zone, including Paris. Vichy authorities did not impose the same badge in the unoccupied zone.
USHMM records that more than 77,000 Jews were deported from France, most to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Vél d’Hiv roundup followed on 16–17 July 1942.
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- France · United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Holocaust Encyclopedia View source
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