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Heshy Tischler

A yeshiva school bus drives through Borough Park on September 12, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City (Spencer Platt / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP)
March 26, 2025, 10:26 am
Former allies, divided by Trumpian style, vie to represent NYC Orthodox neighborhood
State Sen. Simcha Felder and radio host Heshy Tischler joined forces to open playgrounds during pandemic. Now they’re competing in race for city council spot
By Ben Sales
Security forces respond with tear gas after US President Donald Trump's supporters breached the US Capitol security in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
January 7, 2021, 1:35 pm
Orthodox Jewish Trump supporters decry violence, but not movement that fueled it
Busloads traveled to DC to hear Trump speak before the storming of the Capitol; some say it was a shameful day, but it doesn’t make them regret supporting the US president
By Shira Hanau
People in the audience applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception on December 6, 2018, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 23, 2020, 6:43 am
White House Hanukkah party invitees hesitant to attend due to coronavirus
Those who have RSVPed have been told to wear masks, but many are concerned given likelihood of event being held indoors and history of Trump hosting ‘superspreader’ events
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Groups of protesters gather in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park to denounce lockdowns of their neighborhood due to a spike in COVID-19 cases on October 7, 2020 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
October 29, 2020, 9:04 am
Senior Satmar rabbi denounces Brooklyn anti-lockdown rallies
Hasidic leader Aaron Teitelbaum speaks at event in Borough Park, tells crowd that ‘none of you should be seen at these protests’
By Shira Hanau
People gather near the stage of a pro-Trump rally at Marine Park in Brooklyn, New York on October 25, 2020. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
October 26, 2020, 9:00 am
At Brooklyn Trump rally, Orthodox anger at mayor and governor take center stage
Organizer of previous protest, which turned violent, mostly shunned at New York City park gathering; attendees stick to health guidelines but fume at restrictions
By Jacob Magid
An attendee wears a 'Make America Great Again' kippah before US President Donald Trump speaks at an annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP/John Locher)
October 24, 2020, 7:45 am
Pro-Trump rallies planned in Orthodox Jewish communities ahead of US election
Despite the fact most American Jews expected to vote for Biden, rallies organized in communities across the New York area; one event to be attended by campaign advisor
By Shira Hanau
A young girl holds a poster she made as she joined protesters outside the offices of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
October 16, 2020, 8:56 pm
‘It’s totally irresponsible’: How NYC Jews feel watching Borough Park unrest
Residents conflicted between fears of soaring coronavirus, rising anti-Semitism and anger at those publicly defying public health restrictions
By Ben Sales
Screen capture from video filmed at the start of an alleged mass Sukkot celebration in the Kiryat Belz neighborhood of Jerusalem, October 7, 2020; the reporter who filmed it filed a police complaint, saying he was assaulted by participants. (Twitter)
October 15, 2020, 11:21 am
Police arrest suspect in assault on reporter at Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox event
Journalist says he was hit, threatened, had his cellphone taken, and was told he could have been killed while reporting on illegal gathering
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Heshy Tischler, left, leader of the Borough Park protests against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new restrictions intended to stop the spread of the coronavirus, dances with Borough Park residents on October 7, 2020 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAFP )
October 15, 2020, 5:34 am
‘We’re at war’: Heshy Tischler, the Borough Park agitator aiming for NYC Council
Controversial talk show host draws much support among ultra-Orthodox community, who feel voiceless, but others condemn him as a rabble-rouser, with tactics that led to his arrest
By Shira Hanau
Heshy Tischler, center, then a City Council candidate and activist in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park, walks out of Kings County Criminal Court after an arraignment, October 12, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
October 13, 2020, 12:20 pm
Home on bail, NY anti-lockdown leader vows to keep up fight, but not violence
Heshy Tischler, charged with inciting a riot, indicates former state assemblyman Dov Hikind helped spring him from jail after arrest stemming from attacks on Jewish journalist
By Shira Hanau
Heshy Tischler, a City Council candidate and activist in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park, leaves Kings County Criminal Court after his arraignment Monday, October 12, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
October 13, 2020, 4:15 am
NY anti-lockdown leader charged with inciting riot, ordered away from reporter
Heshy Tischler released on bail day after arrest, warned he will be hauled back in if he contacts Jewish Insider journalist Jacob Kornbluh, who was attacked at Brooklyn rally
By AP
New York radio host Heshy Tischler. (Screenshot/YouTube via JTA)
October 12, 2020, 5:36 am
Brooklyn anti-lockdown protest leader arrested for ‘inciting riot’
Heshy Tischler also to be charged with ‘unlawful imprisonment’ over assault of Jewish journalist in Borough Park demonstration; accuses Cuomo, de Blasio of anti-Semitism
By ToI Staff and JTA
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