Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la rouelle
English translation:
a badge
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Marcelina Haftka
Jan 28, 2007 17:23
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la rouelle
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I can't find a specific term in English for the piece of yellow cloth 'la rouelle', that Jews were obliged to wear from about 13th century. All help gratefully received!
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a badge
I usually hear of "badge" - yellow or red, introduced by force in 1269.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-01-28 17:34:26 GMT)
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Needing no urging from the Church, he ordered all Jews found in public without a badge (yellow or red) to be fined ten livres of silver. The badge in France was usually a circle of red or yellow material and was known as a ROUELLE.
http://www.davidsconsultants.com/jewishhistory/history.php?a...
Louis IX decreed in 1269 that "both men and women were to wear badges on the outer garment, both front and back, round pieces of yellow felt or linen, a palm long and four fingers wide."
http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/yellowstar.htm
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-01-28 17:34:26 GMT)
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Needing no urging from the Church, he ordered all Jews found in public without a badge (yellow or red) to be fined ten livres of silver. The badge in France was usually a circle of red or yellow material and was known as a ROUELLE.
http://www.davidsconsultants.com/jewishhistory/history.php?a...
Louis IX decreed in 1269 that "both men and women were to wear badges on the outer garment, both front and back, round pieces of yellow felt or linen, a palm long and four fingers wide."
http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/yellowstar.htm
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