Schtreimel
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The Schtreimel ( Yiddish : שטריימל schtrejml, Pl. שטריימלעך schtrejmlech ) is a Jewish headgear.
Meaning and style
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Today the Schtreimel is mainly worn by married Hasidic Jews during religious festivals and celebrations. It consists of a velvet cap with a brown, wide fur edge, mostly made of tails of Russian sables or so-called Canadian sables , but also of pine marten tails or tails of American gris fox skins .
The Schtreimel is not to be confused with the Spodek , which is taller and much slimmer. The Schtreimel is worn by members of Hasidic communities from Galicia , Bukovina , Romania and Hungary , the Spodik by those from Congress Poland . Due to the Shoah , the Schtreimel tradition in Europe almost died out. Only in Hasidic communities such as B. London , Antwerp , Vienna or Zurich there are Schtreimel wearers. Schtreimel are currently made in Israel , New York City and Montreal .
Others
Schtreimel, almost forgotten in France until the early 1960s, was brought back to the attention of larger sections of the population as a symbol of Jewish-Hasidic culture through the film The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob .
