Distinctive Jewish badge (yellow star) that the Jews of Germany were forced to wear on their clothing in accordance with the directives of the German government.
![Yellow star belonged to Jakob Silbermann from Leipzig, Germany.](https://www.yadvashem.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/11549_A-1200.jpg?itok=wryHVPmp)
Silbermann was deported to the Flossenbürg camp and survived.
Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Donated by Benny Silberman, Aseret, Israel
![Yellow star belonged to Jakob Silbermann from Leipzig, Germany.](https://www.yadvashem.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/11549_A-1200.jpg?itok=9tV4RzPJ)
![German Jewish boy wearing the yellow star on his clothes, 1942](https://www.yadvashem.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/1014_5_28.jpg?itok=qJ2GAChb)
Yad Vashem Photo Archives
![German Jewish boy wearing the yellow star on his clothes, 1942](https://www.yadvashem.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/1014_5_28.jpg?itok=PN_7uHBe)