Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: jews

detail of early c14 shrine of little st.hugh, a young boy whose murder in 1255 was blamed on lincoln's jewish community, with predictably bloody results. the shrine sat against part of the screen walls around the choir that were probably paid for with money that the church made from exploiting this murder and its consequences

part of the rear wall of the early c14 shrine of little st.hugh, a young boy whose murder in 1255 was blamed on lincoln's jewish community, with predictably bloody results. the shrine sat against part of the screen walls around the choir that were probably paid for with money that the church made from exploiting this tragedy

detail of early c14 shrine of little st.hugh, a young boy whose murder in 1255 was blamed on lincoln's jewish community, with predictably bloody results. the shrine sat against part of the screen walls around the choir that were probably paid for with money that the church made from exploiting this tragedy

back wall of the early c14 shrine of little st.hugh, a young boy whose murder in 1255 was blamed on lincoln's jewish community, with predictably bloody results. the shrine sat against part of the screen walls around the choir that were probably paid for with money that the church made from exploiting this tragedy.

basically c12 house much pulled about

late c12 house

late c12 house

late c12 house

house built in late c12

c13 glass in east window of north choir aisle, prob. from nave originally. this shows the story of the jewish glassmaker of bourges, whose son goes to a church with christian schoolfriends and sees the virgin on the altar. his father throws him into his furnace, but the virgin protects him; the boy is saved, his mother converted and the glassmaker burned in his own furnace. this glass was probably made in the 1230s; the death of little st. hugh sparked attacks on the jewish community in 1255, egged on by the church. jews in england all belonged to the king, and had no normal rights; indeed, england was the first country to make jews wear a yellow badge in 1218, and edward I expelled them all in 1290 after a century of growing violence whipped up by church propaganda. ironically, it was jewish finance that built most of our cathedrals and supported the crown, and when expelled most went to poland where they were welcomed with open arms for the financial knowledge and economic benefits that they brought. unbelievably, researching little st.hugh on the internet still reveals belief in the blood libel and a staggering amount of anti-semitic hatred.

orthodox jews in clissold park, dressed in what amounts to their usual uniform clothing.

orthodox jews in clissold park, dressed in what amounts to their usual uniform clothing.

layering orthodox style: with a stripped shvotim tallis over the white kittel robe, itself over a black silk bekische coat. the big fur cartwheel hat known as a schtreimel used to be for rabbis, then for festivals, but can be seen throughout the week amongst the religious of stamford hill in north london, who take their fashion very seriously indeed.

sartorial one-upmanship in stamford hill on saturday afternoon, when the sabbath brings the orthodox out in droves to compare hat sizes.

you can wear any colour as long as it's black or white, and any style as long as the bewigged women don't outshine the flamboyant religious garb of the men, whose cartwheel fur hats seem to get bigger year by year.