Eastern Europe

Shown here wearing a Hassidic-style hat, even though he was not a Hasid.  I'm wondering if he's simply wearing it because it's cold outside, and I wonder what he has on underneath (if anything).

Another Belarussian Jew, Rav Rogatchover did not wear a kippah either.

Rav Sofer continued the trend of younger Hungarian rabbis wearing kippot instead of larger head coverings.  He died at Auschwitz.

The Hassidic rabbi wore an Hassidic hat.

I'm starting to notice a division: Jews from Southeastern Europe were more likely to wear large head coverings, and jews from Northeastern Europe were more likely to wear a small black velvet kippah, or nothing at all.

Another large black cap, somewhere between the Russian-style fur cap and the more European style black velvet kippah.

Another "wheel cap" style head covering.  Head coverings seem to vary widly between different countries in Eastern Europe.

Unlike the earlier Hungarian rabbis, Rav Zussman-Sofer is pictured wearing a smaller, simpler black velvet kippah, much more similar to what was being worn in other parts of Europe.  Perhaps it's because he's a generation younger.

Another Russian rabbi wearing another large fur hat.