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The '''crest as a whole''' is a representation of the armigers love for History and Art as well as a metaphor for the history of the
Jewish people that were slaves in Egypt and will be glorious once the messiah' arrives. The use of a '''hat''' is an attempt from the armiger to make the arms appear more Germanic, this also directly references the arms used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Good Filips de Goede], the Duke of Burgundy as found in the [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55009806h/f306.item ''Armorial équestre de la Toison d'or'' f.149v], the dukedom of Burgundy being a transition between Germanic and French culture, deeply influenced by the lowlands just like the armiger.<br>
The '''Phrygianhorn-shaped cap''' isalludes to the iconic Phrygian cap, a symbol of France and of the armiger's passion for History. Also, it is a symbol of Freedom. the use of a soft conic-shaped hat is also in reference to the infamous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_hat 'Jewish hat'] as a way to reclaim a symbol of the Jews of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenaz Ashkenaz] to make it a symbol of Jewish pride. <br>
The '''crown of laurelsolives''' stands for honour and glory and alludes to the antic subject in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_art academic arts of the XVIIIth century]. The laurelolives also represent the olive oil usued in the Tabernacle and Holy Temple, being placed at the host of spirituality they inspire ideas of piety and of wisdom, to produce great light with little smoke. The usage of olive also aims to bring a certain mediterraneanism to the coat of arms, reminder to the armiger that, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenaz Ashkenaz] is his exile and that he and his people belong in the land of their ancestor by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shephelah Shephelah], the other lowlands, ''(Deuteronomy 1:7)'', the land of olive oil and honey that is Canaan ''(II King 18:32)''.
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