Ribbon Poppy

Ribbon Poppy
What symbol do you wear for Holocaust Memorial Day?

I know people in the UK wear poppies for Remembrance Day and a pink ribbon for Breast Cancer awareness Day but what do you wear, if anything, for Holocaust Memorial Day?

The Nazis required the Jews to wear a yellow ribbon , so as a sign of pride and to identify with those who were killed you wear a yellow ribbon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation#Germany

During the 1930s and 1940s, Jews in Nazi-controlled states were made to wear yellow ribbons or stars of David, and were, along with Romas (Gypsies) discriminated against by the racial laws. Jewish doctors and professors were not allowed to treat Aryan (effectively, gentile) patients or teach Aryan pupils, respectively. The Jews were also not allowed to use any public transportation, besides the ferry, and would only be able to shop from 3-5 in Jewish stores. After Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass”), the Jews were fined 1,000,000 marks for damages done by the Nazi troops and SS members. Jews and Roma were subjected to genocide as “undesirable” “racial” groups in the Holocaust.

Poppy – Holding Ribbon


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