Sewing the yellow star identifying a Jew onto a jacket, German-occupied Paris, 1942. Life for French Jews was oppressive under Nazi occupation. Collaborators in both the occupied part of the country and the area controlled by the Vichy regime co-operated enthusiastically in the persecution. The Jewish population were compelled to wear the yellow star on their clothing from 1941. In 1942-1944; 76,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps. Only 2500 survived. The photographer is unknown.

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