This is the Forward’s coverage of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City home to a major population of Hasidic Jews.
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News A government takeover could save a struggling Brooklyn hospital — while unsettling the Orthodox Jewish community it serves
NYC Health + Hospitals is poised to assume control of Maimonides Medical Center, over the objections of some in the Borough Park community that founded it
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Fast Forward Suspect in Brooklyn Chabad car-ramming incident faces federal charge
Prosecutors charge Dan Sohail with intentionally damaging religious property
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Culture Is there life after Lubavitch?
In his memoir 'Brooklyn Odyssey,' ex-Hasidic sociologist Schneur Zalman Newfield turns his gaze inward
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Yiddish World Menachem Daum was not your typical Orthodox Jewish filmmaker
In his films, the late director strove to find common ground between Jews and non-Jews, especially Catholic Poles.
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Culture A legendary graphic novelist gets the (bio)graphic novel treatment
Will Eisner, a titan of the graphic novel industry, has never received mainstream recognition. A new biography is hoping to fix that
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Holy Ground One of America’s first Jewish farms was nearly lost to history. Now these Brooklyn parents are risking everything to keep their family’s legacy alive.
Malya and William Levin sank their savings into reviving America’s first Jewish farm — and found themselves juggling four kids, two careers, and 85 acres of history that refused to behave
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Sports Danny Wolf will see you now
The Nets’ Jewish first-round pick announces his NBA arrival with a pair of poster dunks
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News A new kaffiyeh policy is designed to help divided Jews pray together. Is this the Jewish future?
In a post-Oct. 7 world, a traditional-egalitarian minyan tries to pitch a big tent
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Culture I come from a long line of Jewish Bundists. Now, Molly Crabapple is part of our family.
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Opinion American Jews have a Hasan Piker problem. Solving it is going to hurt
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Fast Forward 200+ Bnei Menashe immigrate to Israel from India, the first to make the journey in years
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Yiddish װאָס קען מען זיך אָפּלערנען פֿון מאָלי קראַבעפּלס בוך װעגן „בונד“?What can we learn from Molly Crabapple’s book about the Bund?
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