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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

Satmar

Illustrative: A man walks by school bus with Yiddish signage in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City, January 1, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 11, 2022, 3:21 pm
New York Times publishes Hasidic school investigation in Yiddish, too
Likely the 1st time newspaper has published in Yiddish; article addresses major deficiencies in Hasidic education system that leave students unprepared for life in the US
By Ash Obel
New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a New York governor primary debate at the studios of WNBC4-TV, June, 16, 2022, in New York. (Craig Ruttle/Newsday via AP, Pool)
June 18, 2022, 6:46 am
NY governor endorsed by Satmar Hasidic movement, securing tens of thousands of votes
Both sides of divided community back Kathy Hochul, with Williamsburg faction citing her expansion of childcare, ‘understanding of religious rights’
By Jacob Henry
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
Mayer Rispler, center, a leader in the Satmar Hasidic community, at a meeting in 2017. (Twitter via JTA)
October 1, 2020, 5:51 am
Major Satmar Hasidic leader in US critically ill with COVID-19
Mayer Rispler, a prominent figure in the sect’s Aronim faction, put on a ventilator amid rising infections in NY Orthodox communities
By Shira Hanau
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum (center), the head of the Satmar Hasidic group, arrives at Ben Gurion Airport in August 2007. (Shooki Lerer/AFP via Getty Images/via JTA)
September 17, 2020, 5:23 pm
Satmar rabbi to skip traditional Brooklyn holiday visit because of virus spread
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, 72, who contracted COVID-19 in March, won’t travel to Satmar’s Williamsburg community over Rosh Hashanah as authorities seek to stem new outbreaks
By Shira Hanau
Sign at the entrance to Satmar Hasidic sect village of Kiryas Joel. (Uriel Heilman via JTA)
May 26, 2020, 12:46 am
NY ultra-Orthodox school found with ‘hundreds of students inside’ amid lockdown
Orange County orders closure of site in village of Kiryas Joel over lack of personal protective equipment, social distancing in violation of governor’s orders
By Marcy Oster
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio attends protests in support of the Jewish community called No Hate No Fear at the Brooklyn Bridge on January 5, 2020 in New York City. (Kena Betancur / AFP)
May 5, 2020, 3:17 am
NYC mayor who blasted Hasidic funeral has close ties with community
Bill de Blasio made friends among ultra-Orthodox leaders with position on controversial circumcision practice, but has been criticized for slow response to anti-Semitic violence
By Shira Hanau
Satmar Rebbe Zalman Teitelbaum visits the northern Israeli city of Safed on November 21, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 22, 2019, 8:03 am
Satmar rebbe in Israel to donate to anti-Zionist institutions
Zalman Teitelbaum distributes $5 million to 150 associations during 10-day visit; his Hasidic group believes Jewish state can only be established with coming of Messiah
By JTA
A sign warns people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg, on April 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
June 11, 2019, 11:47 pm
New York City closes 10th Jewish school for violating vaccine order
Williamsburg institution was still admitting students and faculty who were not immunized against the measles, city official says
By Ben Sales
The Satmar Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel. (JTA/Uriel Heilman)
November 9, 2017, 4:26 am
Kiryas Joel residents vote to create first ultra-Orthodox city in US
Hasidic enclave in upstate New York to become own town by 2020, ending years of feuding with Monroe municipality over annexations
By JTA
View of the Bear Mountain Bridge over Popolopen Creek feeding into the Hudson River. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
September 1, 2017, 6:16 pm
Body of NY ultra-Orthodox mom missing for 4 months found in Hudson River
Police investigate cause of death of Malky Lebowitz, 21, a former member of the Satmar community
By JTA
An illustrative photo of a spray-painted swastika on a window (ADL/JTA)
June 29, 2017, 11:10 am
Upstate NY mikvah construction site vandalized with swastikas
Nazi symbol daubed on building in new Hasidic neighborhood in Bloomingburg
By JTA
A view of Swan Lake, New York, the site of Kasho Camp. (Wikimedia Commons/JTA)
June 27, 2017, 9:35 pm
Rabbi, 38, dies at Hasidic Jewish camp
Exact cause of Pinchas Weinberger’s death not made public, but police say it was ‘not suspicious’
By JTA
Illustrative: ultra-Orthodox men walking along the street in the Stamford Hill area of London, Jan. 17, 2015. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images via JTA)
August 24, 2016, 3:08 am
Satmar decree bars women from higher education
Yiddish-language injunction issued by New York leaders of the Hasidic sect warns of ‘dangerous’ influence of secularism in women’s university studies
By JTA
Illustrative photo of a swimming pool (AP/Hassan Ammar)
June 4, 2016, 2:05 am
Separate swim periods for women pit NYT against city’s Orthodox
Brooklyn pool has offered women-only hours since 1990s to accommodate those with religious sensitivities to mixed gender swimming
By JTA
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