Daily Podcasts Video Research

On National Redhead Day, Explore the History of Ginger Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY National Redhead Day prompts a look at the complex historical association between Jews and redheads, from biblical references to Esau and David described as 'admoni,' to medieval European myths linking red hair with Jewish "otherness." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

InquisitionStereotypesJewsKhazarsDavidMedieval EuropeEsauShakespeareRedheadsMc1r Gene

Places mentioned

Spain
"During the Spanish Inquisition, redheads were considered Jews."
Scotland, United Kingdom
"The only significantly higher concentration of redheads occurs in Scotland and Ireland, where 10 to 13% of the population sports flaming hair."
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
"The only significantly higher concentration of redheads occurs in Scotland and Ireland, where 10 to 13% of the population sports flaming hair."

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 37120
Cairo Source ID 35
Retrieved 2024-11-27 05:31:24 UTC
Curated 2024-11-27 08:31:42 UTC