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I apologise if this is a stupid question, but how could the Nazis tell the difference between Jews and everyone else? And why did the Jewish people identify themselves during the breakout of the Warsaw ghettos? Could they not have worn the star of David and blended in/survived?

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I apologise if this is a stupid question, but how could the Nazis tell the difference between Jews and everyone else? And why did the Jewish people identify themselves during the breakout of the Warsaw ghettos? Could they not have worn the star of David and blended in/survived?	4875