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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A well-coifed Vidal Sassoon poses for a photo while in Israel, 1948 (Original photo: Toldot Yisrael via the Sassoon Family / Colorization: MyHeritage)

Israel, 1948: The true story of Vidal Sassoon in combat

Zack Rothbart, National Library of IsraelPublished May 12, 2022

“As I left the hall, I knew that I would not be cutting hair for quite some time.” April 1948. Vidal Sassoon, a poor 20-year-old Jew who had been learning how to cut women’s hair by day and literally fighting fascists on the streets of London by...

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