EPISODE · Jul 22, 2009
Emanuel (Manny) Mandel: Wearing the Yellow Star as a Child in Hungary
from First Person Podcast · host USHMM
Manny Mandel discusses wearing a yellow star as a young boy in Budapest. Hungary fell increasingly under the influence of Germany in the 1930s and joined the Axis alliance in 1940. During this time, Jews in Hungary were increasingly subjected to discriminatory anti-Jewish laws modeled on those in Germany.
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Manny Mandel discusses wearing a yellow star as a young boy in Budapest. Hungary fell increasingly under the influence of Germany in the 1930s and joined the Axis alliance in 1940. During this time, Jews in Hungary were increasingly subjected to discriminatory anti-Jewish laws modeled on those in Germany.
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Emanuel (Manny) Mandel: Wearing the Yellow Star as a Child in Hungary
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