Recently Ego Kippot made suede yarmulkes for the British Armed Forces Jewish Community: Red suede for the Army's, Navy Blue suede for the Royal Navy's, Light Blue suede for the Royal Air Force's and Purple suede for the chaplaincy's Jewish soldiers. But the interesting thing is the image printed on the kippot - see article below.

Follows a short article taken from the "Armed Forces Jewish Community Menorah Magazine":

...Historical cap badge
gets new lease of life

The Armed Forces Jewish community now has a logo of its very own. The new badge, which has been licensed with the Ministry of Defence, is based on the ‘Menorah’ cap badge of the WW1 Jewish battalions of the Royal Fusiliers. Permission to use the badge has been granted by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and the regiment has expressed its delight that its long association with the Jewish community is being perpetuated in this way. Col Martin Newman, vice chairman of the Jewish Committee for HM

Forces and a Fusilier, said: “It is totally appropriate that the menorah badge is given a new lease of life in this way. In addition to the three Jewish Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers, the Lancashire Fusiliers also recruited extensively from the Jewish areas of Manchester and Salford. It will now be proudly displayed by Jewish members of all the services.” Lapel badges and yarmulkes depicting the new design are in production and will be available soon for purchase. Thanks go to graphic designer Steven Ross of Manchester for producing the finished artwork.

British Army Col. Martin Newman