Hasidic
Man Charged With Hate Crime For Punching Hasidic Jew In Brooklyn
The man did not use any anti-Semitic slurs or racial epithets while attacking the victim, who was wearing a shtreimel, or traditional fur hat.
NYC Is Cracking Down On Yeshivas — And The Satmar Rebbe Has Declared War
In a thundering speech, the rebbe expressed his displeasure with the education law: “We will battle for our rights using all means available to us.”
2 Jewish Boys Attacked In Brooklyn In Separate Incidents
A passerby repeatedly punched a 9-year-old in the face on Sunday evening in Williamsburg, and another boy was attacked 30 minutes later.
Black Jew Swarmed By Hasidic Mob — For Carrying A Torah While Not White
A car swerved in front of him to keep him from leaving. “That’s when things got really scary,” Yehudah Webster said.
Brooklyn Hasidim Lost A Vote — Which Might Save Their Children From A Life Of Poverty
In the November 2018 election, Democrats took back control of the New York State Senate — and with it, a large chunk of Hasidic power.
Anonymous Hasidic Writer Speaks Out On Failing Schools
As an insider, anonymous Hasidic writer Katle Kanye’s critique of the school system could resonate much more than articles written by non-Hasidim.
Women Victims Of Pittsburgh Bloodbath Get Erased By Hasidic Newspaper
A Brooklyn Hasidic newspaper left faces of the female victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre out of a front page spread on the tragedy.
How Did The Murdered Warsaw Ghetto Rabbi Build A Huge Modern Following?
The Piaseczno Rebbe left behind no surviving children and no Hasidic dynasty, yet his strange mix of followers continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
Hasidic Man Convicted of Beating Black Student Gets Verdict Tossed
It appears unlikely that anyone will serve a long prison term for the attack.
Pressure For Yeshiva Reform Grows After New York City Report
Following city report, growing pressure on Hasidic yeshivas for education reform.
