Man Tries to Sell Stolen Streimel with Owner’s Name Written Inside
A Brooklyn thief who needs his head examined swiped a $2,200 Jewish fur hat with the owner’s name written inside – and then tried to sell it, prosecutors say.
Robert Giuff, 38, made the mistake of trying to sell the “shtreimel” – a velvet hat surrounded by fur- for $350 at a Williamsburg hat store, prosecutors said.
The shopkeeper found the name and phone number of the hat’s owner, Miushe Horowitz, written inside the headpiece.
When Horowitz was reached, he said someone had broken into his car overnight, according to court documents. The accused topper-taker was arrested and charged with grand larceny.
“My client says he found it next to garbage on the street,” said defense lawyer Adrian Lesher.
Giuff, who has seven prior misdemeanors and is currently in a court-mandated drug program, was ordered held on $5,000 bail.
A shtreimel, mainly worn by married men, can cost more than $5,000 and is the most expensive piece of Hasidic clothing.
G-D help us
the lawyer for the theif has a jewish name. need we say more.
CH Cynic
The real crime is spending $2,200 on a hat
Lubavitcher
I love being lubavitch our hats are $100+ no more then $300-
Shtreimel is cheaper in the long run
The Shtreimel is once for a lifetime or in the worst case scenario once a decade. Our hat lasts for one year. After that, it looks like a Shmata. So if you make the calculation, our hat for the long run is more expansive.
Shhhh
Quick bury this story if O’bama hears this the next thing will be a “shtreimel” tax.
Andrea Schonberger
That thief was sure dumb!
AA
Good thing the phone number was in there too. Otherwise, to paraphrase R’ Yosef in the Gemara, “how many Moishe Horowitzes are there in the marketplace?”
attention number 4
expansive? is something wrong with my hat – it hasn’t expanded yet? spell properly when you write comments! :)
racoons
come to crown heights and hunt for all the racoons. A cheaper way to make streimels!
It-s almost 5772...
and there is no reason to be wearing real fur. Seriously people.
Just wondering
Is there any connectionwith the recent discount shtreimel sales and the report of less rats in Brooklyn?
Milhouse
10, is there a reason NOT to be wearing real fur? What did Hashem make treife fur-bearing animals for, if not so we could wear their fur? Indeed, what were the first garments that Hashem Himself gave us when he threw us out of Gan Eden?
to 10
btw wat does the yr 5772 have to do w/ streimels wat u think its nerdy or what its too hot?-no! the weather changes and theere is 4 seasons no reason not to wear hot things!u think noones gonna wear uggs its the same thing! ma kasha?????u dont make sense@!!!!!!
# 3 attention
im very sorry but its not only cuz its cheaper to be a lubab but,u shud be happy that ur a lubab cuz thats the ways of the rebbe and no discrimination towards yor other fellow jews!
Fedoras can last long
Where does it say that everyone must wear an expensive streimel? Was it like that in the early days of Hassidism?
Fedoras can last for many years if taken care of.
Shimon L
Millhouse, you should watch some video of the hat makers tearing the fur off the animals while the animals ARE STILL ALIVE and think if you’d like that to happen to you or your kids or your parents before you post such stupid comments. Even if you need to wear fur, there’s NO WAY the Torah permits the cruelty done to the animals because the fur looks a bit better when harvested from living animals. and FYI I eat meat, and wear leather and don’t support PETA, but the way they get that fur is impossible to condone.
just wondering
Why was such a valuable item left in a car? Now THAT’S stupidity!