Tag: Williamsburg
New York Jewish leaders urge ‘concrete action’ after string of anti-Semitic attacks
Jewish New Yorkers are demanding action after two anti-Semitic acts occurred this past weekend, one caught on video and the other involving an attempted attack with weapons on six teenage boys.
“We are horrified once...
ADL offers $7,500 for arrest in connection to two assaults in Brooklyn on Shabbat
The Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey is offering a reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for two assaults in the heavily Chassidic section of...
Man rams car into Chassidic group walking in Brooklyn section of Williamsburg
A 26-year-old man was arrested in New York City after he hit several Chassidic men with his car on Saturday evening after the end of Shabbat in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N.Y.
According to...
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...
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...
Another Jewish school shuttered amid worst US measles outbreak in 25 years
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the current measles outbreak in the United States is the worst in over 25 years, as the City of New York closed another...