This is the Forward’s coverage of Satmar, a Hasidic sect in New York City.
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News Second FBI Probe Of Orthodox Yeshivas Eyeing School Lunch Fraud
Federal raids last week of yeshivas in Brooklyn and in Rockland and Orange Counties in New York have set Hasidic communities on edge, as concern spreads about a possible government crackdown on Orthodox exploitation of the federal E-Rate technology subsidy program. Now, the Forward has learned that Hasidic leaders believe that the Federal Bureau of…
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The Schmooze Jewish ‘Empire’ Star Ditches Oscars for #JusticeForFlint
We already know everything about the Jewish stars at the Oscars, but one inspiring Jewish star is ditching the Academy Awards this years and spending the night in Flint, Michigan. Jussie Smolett of smash-hit TV show “Empire,” will be joining “Creed” director Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), Janelle Monae and many other artists in Flint,…
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Opinion Here’s Why Oscar Nominees Are Getting Free Luxe Trips to Israel
“Can anyone explain why Hollywood’s rich and powerful need $200,000 worth of extravagant goodies?” That’s the question The Daily Beast asks the absurdly luxurious swag bags being given to Oscar nominees this year. The goody bags, which include everything from a $55,000 first-class Israel trip to a $250 vape to a $1900 “Vampire Breast Lift”…
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The Schmooze Coen Bros Defend #OscarsSoJewish Moviemaking Outlook
(JTA) — Asked about diversity in Hollywood last week, the Coen brothers defended to the Washington Post their history of making movies about Jews and Minnesotans. The Oscars So White controversy, #OscarsSoWhite, may reflect a real problem, the film writing-directing-producing duo agreed: Money drives commercial movies, people who invest money want more of what has…
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Fast Forward Swiss Jews Dismiss Hasidic oncerns About Building by Cemetery
Swiss Jews dismissed concerns raised by Satmar rabbis in New York about construction work performed on a Zurich building that borders a Jewish cemetery. The approval of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities of construction at the Museum for Modern Art followed protests by the Satmar-affiliated United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn that…
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Opinion Men Pushing Baby Strollers? Only Goys Do That!
Now that Hasidic men are barred from pushing strollers, will they turn to other modes of baby transportation? / Illustration by Anya Ulinich Baseball. Men’s briefs. Dogs. Hipster eyeglasses. Motorcycles. Neckties. English. Math. Men’s shoes any color besides black. Button-down shirts that flap left-over-right. Fixing your own car. Modern Hebrew. That’s a partial list of…
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News $20 Million Hasidic Mortgage Fraud Suspect Bribed Witness in Nechemya Weberman Case
One of the men arrested in a $20 million Satmar family mortgage fraud conspiracy is the same man who was convicted of trying to intimidate a witness against notorious Hasidic sex abuser Nechemya Weberman, the Forward has learned. Abraham Rubin is fresh out of prison after serving three months for trying to bribe into not…
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News $20M Hasidic Fraud Suspects Claimed To Be Millionaires and Paupers — at Same Time
They told the banks they were millionaires, and the welfare agencies that they were broke. Fifteen members of a prominent Satmar Hasidic family were charged in a sprawling fraud case in New York on Thursday, accused of lying to obtain $20 million in mortgages while also receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in public benefits….
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