Inge's Star of David Badge

Inge Manes (née Kollmann) wore this Star of David badge when she was a child in Belgium. Jews were forced to wear the badges in public as a way to classify Jews and set them apart from non-Jews. In June 1942, Inge escaped the Nazis and hid in the Belgian countryside. She survived by acting like a Catholic child and hiding her Jewish identity, no longer wearing the Star of David badge.