Did Aaron Kosminski wear a beard?

[Natalie Severn]

I have been thinking about the photographs we see of traditional Jewish families around 1888 and have noticed that then as now, a Jewish male from an orthodox Jewish family would have worn a prominent and thick, beard.So unless Aaron was very rebellious and refused to wear a beard or had secretly joined the young Jewish radicals like the ones who went to the Berner street Club , it seems very likely he too wore a beard.And yet we hear of no description of a man seen in the vicinity of the murders who sported a beard;not from Elizabeth Long [Hanbury St sighting],Joseph Lawende [Church Passage sighting] or PC Smith or Israel Schwartz [Berner St sighting].In fact nobody mentioned seeing a man wearing a beard in the vicinity of the murders.
I believe Aaron Kosminski would have been much more likely than not to have worn a beard,like other young,traditional Jewish men, in 1888.
Natalie

[Suzi]

Great point Nats!
Must get some pics........To be honest -I do feel that most of the members of the Berner St Club and probably Lawende and Co sported at least some facial hair -if not a full set -and as you say..........odd that no witnesses remarked.....Oh and he had a beard!

Think I'd have noticed that!

Suz x

[Sam Flynn]

I believe Aaron Kosminski would have been much more likely than not to have worn a beard,like other young,traditional Jewish men, in 1888.

...I'm surprised he didn't get caught by the fuzz more often

[Natalie Severn]

Thanks Suzi and Sam.I knew it would give rise to a few laughs but seriously I reckon there is a strong likelihood that he did wear a beard.
Natalie

[Suzi]

Great link here chaps

https://www.users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Whitechapel/

[Suzi]

Grrr that doesn't seem to work............ will try again!

[Sam Flynn]

Great link here chaps
https://www.users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/wo...e/Whitechapel/

Link's dead, Suzi - maybe Peter of Oxford Uni has been rusticated

Edit: maybe not - http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/ve/ seems to work

[Robert]

Interesting point, Nats. Even Marx had a beard - in fact he looked as if he had two.

[Sam Flynn]

Even Marx had a beard - in fact he looked as if he had two.

...and in the bathroom, three

[Suzi]

Grrr that doesn't seem to work............ will try again! Some interesting images though when you Google Victorian Jews (as you do!)
WONDERFULLY Terry Pratchettish!

A rather disturbing...'What have I got under mi apron 'shot here

Early shot of 'I'd do anything' audition

Caption Sam!

and yes we've all seen this one........count the face fuzzers
Next lot in a mo

[Suzi]

Thanks chaps!!!! (Thanks for the 'er re link Gareth!!!!)

God my machine is slow!!! Right where were we?
OK Nats you may have a point! Nobody actually mentioned 'er these lovelies!

Goulston St -SPOT the Ripper Competition 1888!!!!

POSSIBLE suspect............yeah right!

CCTV evidence!!!!!!SERIOUSLY 'ORRIBLE!!!!!! ...Gawd through the 'ead!

Blimey!!!! Stylish though..........

Also worth a sneaky look at https://www.victorianlondon.org/prof...sloptrade/.htm

[Sam Flynn]

Early shot of 'I'd do anything' audition

Close! I'm sure you recognise that as one of Cruikshank's original drawings for Oliver Twist, showing Fagin conspiring with "Morris Bolter" (aka Noah Claypole).

[Suzi]

Close! I'm sure you recognise that as one of Cruikshank's original drawings for Oliver Twist, showing Fagin conspiring with "Morris Bolter" (aka Noah Claypole).

I knew that!!!!!........but where's Leonard Rossiter I say!
'Ees a born undertaker's mute!.......... I can see 'im in his black silk suit,,,,,,,,,heeeeeeeeeeee xxx

[Suzi]

Actually hes saying/thinking.......'That wouldn't be a pig on the table for sandwiches would it .......'

[Suzi]

If you play that tune agin.....YOUR clothes will be neatly folded.........GETTIT!