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Holocaust Resource Center  Isolation in Central and Western
Europe  The Jews of Central and Western Europe saw themselves as
an integral part of society. Yet, the Nazi occupation created a
reality where the Jews were cut off from society in their
countries of residence, thus casting the initial acts of
persecution upon the Jews. Following the occupation, the Jews of
France, the Netherlands, and other countries were subjected to
discriminatory legislation that revoked their citizenship and
banished them from economic life. Consequently, the Jews had to
reorganize themselves separately in order to function as a self-
sufficient group. In the course of time, the Jews in these
countries, like those in Germany itself, were forced to wear the
yellow star or the equivalent of such. Ultimately, Nazi policy
became more extreme and Jews of Central and Western Europe were
deported to death camps in Eastern Europe.  Total Sources (by
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