What is distinctive Jewish dress? Is it distinctive? How is Jewish traditional fashion influenced by the surrounding society? When did chassidic dress develop? Why does Chassidic and traditional Jewish fashion still follow modes of Eastern European Jewish fashion?
What makes the rabbinic frock Jewish and why is it for rabbis? Why are there different types of shtreimels? What is a 'tarbush'?
Fashion and accepted clothing styles in traditional Jewish communities was and is a mode of expression of Jewish and distinctive communal identity throughout Jewish history. Through the challenges of modernity, this was brought into much sharper focus in the last century. In this episode we'll explore some of the trends of Jewish fashion in modern Jewish history.
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ReplyDeleteA Yekke (also Jecke) is a Jew of German-speaking origin.The term carries the connotation that German Jews are notable for attention to detail and punctuality.
There are a number of theories regarding the etymology of the word. The best known is that it originates from the cultural differences in dress that developed between the more westernized Western European Jews who wore shorter "jackets" ("yekke", cf. German Jacke with an initial y-sound instead of the English j-sound) from the traditional longer coats while the outer clothing worn by the Eastern European Jews was typically longer
Everyone in Monsey went to buy a suit by Mrs. Venger she was the best sales lady. I have a beautefel suit for you..
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