Two school age children holding hands while walking down the street. Both have Star of David patches pinned to their clothing, on the left side of their chests. There is a long line of people facing away from the camera as the children walk toward the camera smiling.
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Jewish children wearing the compulsory yellow badge

Jewish children wearing the compulsory yellow badge. In September 1943, they were deported to Auschwitz.
Antwerp, Belgium, 1943.


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