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Brief introduction of six-pointed star

Because Jews were marked with a six-pointed star, during Nazi Germany's sweeping across Europe, Hans Frank, the governor of the German-occupied protected areas of Bohemia and Moravia, took the initiative to let every Jew wear an identification sign, wrote "Yuda" and attached a six-pointed star. His proposal was put forward in August of 194 1, and was approved and implemented by Hitler on September 5 of that year, calling it a "stigma of shame", and then it was fully implemented in all German-occupied areas. 1944, at that time, Palestinian Jews organized a "Jewish division" under the British army, which was also marked by the six-pointed star and was recognized by Churchill. 1948 In May, the Jews regained their independence and chose the blue and white six-pointed star symbol as the national emblem of the national flag. The six-pointed star represents the Jews, which has been confirmed since then.

According to the book "Traditional Inventions" co-edited by contemporary British historians Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Rasger, nationalism flourished from the mid-Kloc-0/9th century to the early 20th century. In order to strengthen the national spirit, almost all countries have made great efforts to create the myth of creation heroes, set up celebrations, set up national flags, issue national commemorative stamps, and set up national memorial columns. So as to "invent" the "traditions" of these ethnic groups and achieve the purpose of constructing national myths and deducing national spirit. Therefore, from this context, people can say that Jews choose to use the six-pointed star as a symbol of self-positioning, which is the process of their "traditional invention".