ABSTRACT
The predominant type of complexion of the Jews is also dark; black and brown hair and eyes are in the majority. The fair-haired Jews created a problem for anthropologists. Among the modern Jews, about four per cent, of men and women are rufous, and nearly ten per cent, of men have red beards; in fact, the beard of Jews is quite frequently red, and very often it has at least a rufous tinge of a frizzly character. Many anthropologists, like Topinard, Deniker and Kopernicki, believe that red hair is a special racial characteristic of the Jews. One of the most important problems in the anthropology of the Jews has been the origin of the Jews with fair hair and eyes. In addition to the "Jewish face", and "Jewish nose", there has also been described a "Jewish chest" by various authors. The chief characteristics ascribed to this chest are narrowness and flatness, and a special deficiency in vital capacity.
