Tag: Brooklyn N.Y.
With synagogues shuttered, ‘porch minyans’ grow in Brooklyn
The streets of Crown Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y., were eerily empty at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Normally, children are out playing and parents rushing home from work or errands, with crowds of people out...
Mayor de Blasio apologizes for response to overcrowded funeral of Brooklyn rabbi
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio apologized on Wednesday for his response to a large gathering for a Jewish funeral that took place the night before in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., where a...
White House tells Chassidic community to follow coronavirus measures
In a conference call on Tuesday with the White House, Chassidic rabbis and leaders of the Orthodox community were told to follow the U.S. government’s measures and guidance to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) seriously.
After...
Netflix to release show about woman leaving Chassidic lifestyle, mainly in Yiddish
Netflix will release a new series on March 26 about a young woman in Brooklyn’s Chassidic Satmar community who leaves an unhappy and fulfilling marriage for a new start in Berlin.
“Unorthodox” is inspired by...
Brooklyn Nets warm up in shirts featuring ADL logo ‘No Place for Hate’
Prior to playing the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., the home team Brooklyn Nets warmed up in shirts that read “No Place for Hate,” featuring the Anti-Defamation League’s...
Jewish residents in Brooklyn’s Borough Park assaulted in separate incidents
A number of Jews in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park were attacked over the weekend.
One incident occurred around midnight on New Utrecht Avenue and 53rd Street when a group of men exited their...