This is the Forward’s coverage of Satmar, a Hasidic sect in New York City.
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Fast Forward NYC breaks up one secret yeshiva operating in violation of coronavirus rules
New York City officials have halted an underground yeshiva that was operating in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, despite coronavirus social-distancing restrictions, a spokeswoman from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said. “As soon as we found out, we worked with community leaders and this particular school to immediately stop this reckless practice,” said the spokeswoman, Olivia Lapeyrolerie. She…
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Fast Forward Williamsburg Satmar yeshivas operating secret schools in apartments and synagogues
Orthodox yeshivas for boys in Williamsburg are running underground schools in closed synagogues and apartment buildings despite social distancing requirements imposed by the city and state to try to slow the spread of coronavirus, a parent whose child attended one of the secret schools told the Forward. UPDATE: NYC breaks up one secret yeshiva operating…
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Fast Forward Two mikvahs operating in Williamsburg despite rabbis’ orders to close
Two Satmar mikvahs are unofficially open despite claims to the contrary, according to WhatsApp messages, videos and eyewitness testimony provided to the Forward. The videos, taken between 5:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday, show Orthodox Jews coming and going from Satmar synagogue buildings on South 8th Street and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in…
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Fast Forward Grand rabbi of Satmar Hasidic dynasty tests positive for coronavirus
The rabbinic leader of the Kiryas Joel branch of Satmar Hasidism, one of the largest sects of Haredi Orthodox Judaism in the world, has tested positive for coronavirus. Grand Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday after being in isolation for a week. Ezra Friedlander, a Hasidic lobbyist with close ties to the…
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Fast Forward Grand rabbi of Satmar Hasidic dynasty tested for coronavirus
Editor’s Note: Due to inaccurate information provided by Ezra Friedlander, a Hasidic leader, a prior version of this article incorrectly reported that Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum of the Satmar dynasty had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. After publication, Friedlander said Teitelbaum’s grandson had told him the rabbi had not yet received results of his coronavirus…
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News Violent Attack Upends Years Of Quiet, Happy Growth In Jersey City’s Hasidic Haven
Wednesday morning, as he would on any other morning, Chaim got his tefillin and tallis and went to synagogue for morning prayers. But that morning, the synagogue was next to a crime scene — a kosher grocery store at the center of the small Hasidic community in Jersey City, N.J. The neighborhood is a work…
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Fast Forward New York State Sues B&H Foto For Tax Fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the Orthodox-owned B&H Photo for failing to pay more than $7 million in taxes, according to a complaint filed today in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The attorney general’s office alleges the photo and electronics retailer intentionally miscalculated the amount it was supposed…
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Fast Forward Hasidic New Yorkers Urged To Donate To De Blasio’s Struggling Campaign
Supporters of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s presidential campaign have been circulating a Yiddish-language donation request to help the struggling candidate qualify for next month’s debate, Politico reported Thursday. The message called for 10,000 supporters to contribute $1 each to help de Blasio reach the debate’s qualifying threshold of 130,000 donors. As of the…
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