This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Yellow Badge of Smokers
AP news item from January 11, 2008 tells about a T-shirt using a yellow badge to liken the treatment of smokers in Germany to that of Jews during Nazi rule. This is one of few expressions degrading the original yellow badge.
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