Frimet Goldberger
By Frimet Goldberger
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Fast Forward Violent Brawl at Kosher Slaughterhouse Leaves Man Hospitalized, Another in Jail
Abdikani Hassan, 29, a worker at Agri Star kosher slaughterhouse, was reportedly stabbed by another worker John Herrera, 23, during a brawl last night that involved 15 people. The stabbing occurred inside the refrigerator of Agri Star — the kosher slaughterhouse and meat processing plant that formerly housed Agriprocessors, which went into bankruptcy after a…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Women Sweat Over Lack of Female Lifeguard
Ultra-Orthodox women in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, want to experience the joys of summer like everyone else. But that may not be possible this year, due to a lack of female lifeguards at the local Metropolitan Recreation Center pool. With all the clothing restrictions Hasidic women face in the sweltering heat, shedding the layers for a dip…
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Opinion At Massive Anti-Draft Protest, Haredi Jews Came Together — But Not on Zionism
In an unusual show of unity, various streams of ultra-Orthodox Jews joined together June 9 in a massive rally in downtown Manhattan to protest the Israeli government’s recent efforts to draft yeshiva students into the military. Even the dueling factions within the Satmar Hasidic movement put aside their differences to organize the protest, and the…
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