Kiryas Joel has few precedents in Diaspora history but is at home on the political and religious landscape of the United States, write David N. Myers and Nomi M. Stolzenberg. (JTA) — This past ...

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KIRAYAS JOEL, NY: Hasidic Jews stand on a wall amongst trees as they try to see the burial of Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum, at the Kiryas Joel Satmar cemetery, April 25, 2006 in Kirayas Joel, New York.

Despite the risks, it was worth trying to protect the health and well-being of tens of thousands of Hasidim and their children, writes Naftuli Moster. (JTA) — On Saturday night, shortly after ...

The 2012 trial of Nechemya Weberman captivated New Yorkers: the prominent and respected counselor of the Satmar Hasidim sect stood accused of sexually abusing a young girl entrusted in his care.

Like any good toy store, the walls of Toys 2 Discover in Williamsburg are teeming with bright colors, dolls and puzzles, dress-up kits and card games. An orange building made of magnetic plastic ...

Following the exposé about Hasidic yeshivas where children receive almost no secular education, we’ve seen a shifting of goalposts among spokespeople and leaders of the schools. They used to pretend ...

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