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Jan 19, 2022Liked by Bagel Emoji

This may or may not be of interest, but Ashkenazi Jewish women in the old country historically (as in, 1500s through early 20th century) had a real affinity for pearls, both worn as necklaces and embroidered into the shterntikhl, a decorated cap worn by married women. https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/dress

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