tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post1237376963984547159..comments2024-01-20T08:49:30.815+02:00Comments on Between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv: Who changed the uniform?Michael Sedleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-8998104778768440842010-09-07T21:44:38.712+03:002010-09-07T21:44:38.712+03:00Oh, oh, I have an answer to that one. My father&#...Oh, oh, I have an answer to that one. My father's only picture of his family (the rest were lost in Auschwitz) is of his older brother and sister. Although they were frum, his brother is bareheaded and I asked him why. He says that in those days it was standard for people taking photographs to remove any hats from their head. Remember most folks wore hats except when davening in shul in the mornings because they wanted to put their tallitos over their heads. Therefore when the Rebbe shows up for this photo he was in all likelihood wearing a hat which, with the lighting technology of the day, would have interefered with the quality of the picture.<br />The photo at this link would be similar - the Rebbe probably took off his hat for the picture at the requst of the photographer, then put it back on after the picture was taken.Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-18643271085458849952010-09-07T19:56:22.331+03:002010-09-07T19:56:22.331+03:00There is a photo from 1928 here (Berlin, not Paris...There is a photo from 1928 here (Berlin, not Paris) where the Rebbe seems to be bareheaded<br />http://mentalblog.com/2004/11/lubavitcher-rebbe-rabbi-meachem-mendel.htmlMichael Sedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-56442900039097684122010-09-07T19:16:31.684+03:002010-09-07T19:16:31.684+03:00I hadn't heard about that last point but it do...I hadn't heard about that last point but it doesn't sound shocking to me. Until a couple of decades ago it was standard for many folks to not wear kippot in public. They either wore hats or nothing but a kippah was seen as a bullseye target for trouble. The "constant kippah" and the idea that what kind you wear defines your entire Judaism is relatively new.Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-40217921989972790722010-09-07T17:33:05.758+03:002010-09-07T17:33:05.758+03:00Not to mention that after the Chupa the Rebbe chan...Not to mention that after the Chupa the Rebbe changed into a modern brown suite at his own wedding.<br /><br />There are also photos of him bareheaded at university in ParisMichael Sedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-34652375214818903892010-09-07T16:43:00.614+03:002010-09-07T16:43:00.614+03:00What's more interesting is how Chabad engages ...What's more interesting is how Chabad engages in historical revisionism around these changes?<br />Mention that the Rebbe showed up in America wearing a straw hat and had to be told by the local elders that he had to switch to black and they'll deny it. Mention that Chabad wore shtreimls in Europe and they deny it, saying only the Rebbe of the time wore one.<br />Pictures like this are a real inconvenience.Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com