hannah gais • Feed
avatar
hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social

An interesting fact I learned about Betar, who has told Jews to leave New York City due to antisemitism, is that they used to wear literal brownshirts. thebaffler.com/latest/for-b...

To that end, its members embraced “fascist streetgang aesthetics,” Roth-Rowland said. Among other ties to pre-war fascism, she pointed to the group’s early uniform—a brown shirt and tie, similar to the Nazi’s Sturmabteilung, known as “Storm Troopers.” The group’s game of footsie with fascist aesthetics had some limits, and in May 1933, roughly two-and-a-half months after Adolf Hitler came to power, Betar abandoned the outfit. In a letter, the group’s leadership decreed that wearing brown shirts was “strictly forbidden.” The author didn’t explain why.
aug 26, 2025, 2:06 pm • 69 13

Replies

No replies