I was hoping to avoid entering the fray, but I feel I must.
Mamashtakah wrote:This whole discussion reminds me of soemthing a friend told me over Chanukah. She has family who live in Kiryat Sefer. One of the little kids, in Gan, came home with a picture the class had colored in school. The picture was of the Chashmonaim fighting the Greeks. The Chashmonaim – with swords and shields – were wearing suits and (presumably black) hats!
I once delivered something to a family in Kiryat Sefer. I have a typical Jewish Ashkenazic face and build, and am of Lithuanian origin.I have a beard. I wear a kipah. I wore a light blue shirt and dark blue slacks (Dockers). The young boy who answered the door asked his mother if I was an….ARAB. I asked the young boy if I looked like an Arab, to which he replied, ” yes”. I finally figured it out when he pointed to my clothing. Only the Arab workers wear colored clothing.