PBS8 年
SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA
Today there are twelve principal Hasidic courts, though many of the smaller ones still exist. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was a community of Orthodox, but increasingly westernized, Jews from Germany ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4 年
In an echo of the spring, large crowds gather for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn
(JTA) — Large crowds gathered Monday afternoon for the funeral of a beloved Hasidic rabbi in Williamsburg, home to the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn. Thousands gathered at the funeral ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4 年
Hasidic leaders defend New York mayor and call on their community to socially distance
The letters – issued on Thursday by two rival factions of the Satmar Hasidic community in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn – offered praise for the mayor. De Blasio, who has long ...
PBS3 年
INSIDE THE COMMUNITY: A HOLY LIFE
An outsider visiting a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn is likely to be struck immediately by just how Hasidic it looks. The Hasidic parts of Crown Heights, Williamsburg, and Boro Park are lively ...