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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Fast Forward Samuel Kellner Cleared in Brooklyn Abuse Shakedown Case
Brooklyn prosecutors have moved to dismiss all charges against Samuel Kellner, the Brooklyn man who helped bring abuse charges against other figures in the ultra-Orthodox community. Kellner, a key figure in several sexual abuse cases, had faced perjury, criminal solicitation, conspiracy and attempted grand larceny for allegedly shaking down suspected abusers. “After a careful review…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Rabbi Samuel Waldman Hit With Child Pornography Charge
A Brooklyn rabbi was charged with downloading child pornography after federal agents caught him in a sting, authorities said. Samuel Waldman, 52, a teacher at a Jewish girls seminary, faces a possible five years in prison after he admitted downloading at least three short films depicting young boys and girls engaging in sex acts. “Samuel…
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Culture Snow Is Both Signal and Static for Artist Kon Trubkovich
The idea behind Moscow-born Jewish artist Kon Trubkovich’s upcoming show at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York is at once simple and complicated, which is often, and certainly in this case, a good thing for an idea. The idea, as described in Trubkovich’s excitable but considered delivery, “is basically snow.” In practice, this translates to…
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News Bitcoin’s Jewish Whiz Kid
Before the late-January arrest of Charlie Shrem, the yeshiva-educated mastermind behind the online commerce site BitInstant, I hadn’t made a Jewish connection with Bitcoin. A digital currency that’s not regulated or backed by any government or central bank, and whose value depends on demand, Bitcoin has been all over the business and technology pages, but…
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News Boasting About Being Pregnant? In Politically Correct Brooklyn, Fuhggedaboudit!
There is perhaps no place so emblematic of today’s yuppie sensibilities as this gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood. An affluent area full of young families, yoga studios, coffee shops and famous writers, Park Slope — until recently, the home community of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio — is a symbol of liberal sincerity and, sometimes, over-the-top…
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News Suspected Frum Con Man Targets Orthodox With Elaborate Tales of Woe
Con artists have taken note: New York’s ultra-Orthodox Jews make fairly easy targets. Just slap on a kippah, a dark suit and have a sob story at the ready. Approach the target, preferably on Friday afternoon, close to Shabbat. Tell your story about the car that was towed to the pound. The wallet with the…
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News ‘SermonSlam’ Teeters on Edge Between Earnest and Cool
“I’d like to point out that you’ve all just paid $5 and come through the snow on a cold Wednesday night to attend an event with the word ‘sermon’ in the title,” David Zvi Kalman said, followed by a loud round of laughter. Kalman was addressing the 130 young Jews who had gathered in Brooklyn’s…
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Fast Forward Where’s Menachem Stark’s Missing $1.7M?
Police are reportedly investigating what happened to $1.7 million that vanished from a business account tied to slain Brooklyn real estate developer Menachem Stark. The money was “improperly” removed from a joint $2 million account the murdered Hasidic man set up with partner Israel (Sam) Perlmutter, the Daily News reported, citing court documents. An additional…
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