Etan Smallman
By Etan Smallman
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Culture 80 Years Ago, Jewish London Fought Off the Fascists on Cable Street
“They had a bloody cheek to come and demonstrate in a Jewish area, don’t you think so?” declares Hannah Grant. The 95-year-old great-grandmother is reminiscing about a moment in British Jewish history that took place exactly 80 years ago. But the outrage in her voice is undimmed by the decades. “The chutzpah of it —…
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Culture London’s Hasidic Neighborhood Is Ready For Its Close-Up
There is a New York-based blog called “Hasid or Hipster” that juxtaposes the bushy beards and black hats of Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish population with those of the district’s hipsters and asks readers to guess which is which. Two utterly conflicting cultures divided — by all but a shared neighborhood and distinctive modes of dress. This…
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