Judenstern

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Judenstern

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Borrowed from German Judenstern, literally "Jew-star".

noun Judensterns

countable, historical A yellow badge forced upon ordinary Jews (and many legally ‘Jewish’ people) in Western Axis states. For the exiled black man who had to bear his skin — the symbol of rejection — like a "Judenstern," there could be no escape.
Similar: yellow star

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@misc{judenstern_2026,
  title = {Judenstern},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/judenstern},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}