r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '24

AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday

It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

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u/valonianfool Anti-Zionist Oct 03 '24

Did Jews in the region of Palestine wear tatreez? The tatreez is an embroidery style that originated in the Palestinian region and today practiced by Christian and muslim rural palestinians. I want to know if jewish people practiced it too pre Israel, and in the case they did if they gave up this cultural practice to distance themselves from non jewish Palestinians after the creation of Israel. 

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u/specialistsets Non-denominational Oct 03 '24

The short answer is no. Palestine was historically made up of various tribes, clans and groups with distinct dress. That includes multiple Jewish communities in Palestine that dressed differently and spoke different languages (Arabic, Judeo-Spanish, Aramaic, Yiddish). The rural Arabic-speaking Jews were not a part of the cultures that wore tatreez, they were known for having very simple clothes.

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u/valonianfool Anti-Zionist Oct 03 '24

What is the origin of tatreez and why was it only practiced by muslim and Christian Palestinians?

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u/specialistsets Non-denominational Oct 03 '24

As I understand it all varied by community, location and status. The designs and patterns also changed over time. There wasn't a single Palestinian culture and so there were also Arab cultures including Bedouin and Druze clans that did not wear tatreez. It was also associated with rural villages more than larger cities. As for Palestinian Jews, they simply had their own varied cultural traditions.