Upon arriving to the camps, the new prisoners' clothes were taken away. They were often given a striped uniform (also known as striped pajamas). In some camps, men wore hats, vests, trousers, and coats. Women were often supplied with a smock-like dress. On their feet, prisoners either wore wooden/leather clogs or nothing at all. It was all changed out every six weeks. Numbers were printed on the uniforms, and an inverted triangle with letters symbolized the reasons for imprisonment. The Jewish symbol was a yellow Star of David.
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However, once the war was over, the former prisoners could wear whatever clothes they wanted. They were free to wear robes, hats, and tefillin (a special wrap that men wear when praying).
The freedom so many fought for, was theirs, but the memory was still engraved like the tatoos on their arms.
Sources
Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Hill and Wang, 1958. 3-115. Print.
The Holocaust Explained. 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
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http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007056
By D. Kodack