The Gestapo reports also reveal moments behind the so-called offenses when Jews did not follow Nazi regulations. For example we recognize that they refused humiliation or to be restricted in their freedom of movement.
From time to time Jews managed to access forbidden places. One strategy was to remove the Jewish star - a means of identifying Jewish people to segregate them. By attaching hooks to the back of the star, Jewish people could remove it at any time and protect themselves from attacks to be able to visit forbidden institutions such as a cinema. Young people in particular longed for a normal life and risked deportation if caught