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Below are two interesting and relevant articles about the relationship between Hasidic Jews and hats, the first referring to modern Israel, the second to historical developments in central Europe.
I work very near Hatton Garden in central London, where (as in Antwerp) a large number of Hasidic men work in the diamond and jewellery trades. I find them to be warm, friendly, elegant, masculine and highly cultured, with a tradition of skilled craftsmanship passed from father to son. They are charming in their manner and wonderfully unspoiled by political correctness. They are not fundamentalists and so are quite different from evangelical Christians or hard-line Sunnis. Indeed many of them have esoteric beliefs associated with Kabbalah and including a form of reincarnation or transmigration of souls.
Altogether they are an asset to our city, enriching it culturally and economically.
israel-us-ultra-orthodox-hassidic-fur-hat-knesset-law.html
jewish-hats
I work very near Hatton Garden in central London, where (as in Antwerp) a large number of Hasidic men work in the diamond and jewellery trades. I find them to be warm, friendly, elegant, masculine and highly cultured, with a tradition of skilled craftsmanship passed from father to son. They are charming in their manner and wonderfully unspoiled by political correctness. They are not fundamentalists and so are quite different from evangelical Christians or hard-line Sunnis. Indeed many of them have esoteric beliefs associated with Kabbalah and including a form of reincarnation or transmigration of souls.
Altogether they are an asset to our city, enriching it culturally and economically.
israel-us-ultra-orthodox-hassidic-fur-hat-knesset-law.html
jewish-hats