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Two SS men gather with two other Germans on a street in the Lodz ghetto (estimated 1940-1944).

Photo Courtesy of: ©United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Robert Abrams; photographer Walter Genewein

Discriminatory laws and regulations against Jews enacted by the various governments in Europe before, during, and after World War II. One often-cited example of these are the Nuremberg Laws, passed by the German parliament in 1935. These laws stripped Jewish citizens of their political rights and became the legal basis for the racists anti-Jewish policy in Germany.

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Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt Experience Group: Jewish Survivor

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Dina remembers the first time she had to wear the yellow star outside, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. On her way to school, a man with a yellow star came toward her, and as they passed each other they smiled. This sense of community provided her with a sense of support and shared dignity.

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Born: January 21, 1923
Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Date of Interview: September 26, 1998
Location of Interview: Felton, CA, U.S.A.

University of Southern California

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