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Kaftan

(kapote)

Yad

A long frock coat worn by Hasidic men.

Translations

  • Hebrewקאפטן
  • GermanKaftan
  • RussianКафтан
  • FrenchCaftan
  • DutchJas
  • ItalianCaftano
  • CzechKaftan
  • HungarianKaftán
  • SpanishKaftan
  • GreekΚαφτάνι
  • PolishKaftan
  • Arabicمعطف أسود
  • Yiddishקאַפֿטן
  • LadinoKaftan

Bibliography

Levin, Vladimir. “Material Culture.” Studying Hasidism: Sources, Methods, Perspectives, ed. Marcin Wodziński, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2019, pp. 231–67.

Muchawsky-Schnapper, Ester. “Internally Fashioned Aspects of Jewish Dress: Law and Custum.” The Jewish Wardrobe: From the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, ed. Esther Juhasz, Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2012, pp. 36-37, 317.

Muchawsky-Schnapper, Ester. “Belts.” A World Apart Next Door: Glimpses into the Life of Hasidic Jews, ed. Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper, Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2012, pp. 96-101.

Nilsson Ben-Zvi, Avi. “The Caftan of the ‘Jerusalem’ Costume’.” The Israel Museum Journal, vol. 1, 1982, pp. 55-62.

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