The black felt hat, worn daily by Orthodox Jewish men from the age of 13, is typically replaced every three years at a cost of between $120 and $380, he added. Mazuecos said that U.S. customers ...

Reuters A person works at 140-year-old Fernandez y Roche Industrias Sombrereras Espanolas factory, which produces Orthodox Jewish hats, in Salteras, near Seville, southern Spain, May 23, 2025.

NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the ...

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and ...