A New York Hasidic woman passed away last month leaving behind 15 children, over 200 grandchildren and enough great-grandchildren to bring her total number of living family members to around 2,000. Yitta Schwartz—who lived to the old age of 93 outlasting her husband by 34 years—was productive even among her community of Satmar Hasidic Jews […]
“WHEN Yitta Schwartz died last month at 93, she left behind 15 children, more than 200 grandchildren and so many great- and great-great-grandchildren that, by her family’s count, she could claim perhaps 2,000 living descendants. Mrs. Schwartz was a member of the Satmar Hasidic sect, whose couples have nine children on average and whose ranks […]
“Williamsburg Shomrim (WSPU) received a call to their hotline by someone who noticed the spray-painted swastikas on the bus parked at Harrison Avenue & Wallabout Street, and sent units to investigate. Upon the arrival of WSPU, they requested officers from the nearby 90th Precinct to respond - who in turn requested the NYPD Hate Crimes […]
“Another battle was been lost in the Great Hipster-Hasidic Wars of Williamsburg following reports that hipsters have been detained. The two bike lane vigilantes shown in a video repainting a Bloomberg-blasted bike lane were arrested, handcuffs and all, after turning themselves in to detectives yesterday evening. Quinn Hechtropf, 26, and Katherine Piccochi, 24, were charged […]
“In 2005, the mayor got four out of five votes cast in the Hasidic sections of Crown Heights, Borough Park and Williamsburg. He carried those same areas this time, but with considerably less support, according to an analysis. ” more@NYTimes.com
“The Skverer Rebbe, Rav Dovid Twersky, is scheduled to arrive in Williamsburg today and will return to New Square next Thursday. From the time of his arrival, through Shabbos, the Rebbe will be hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shraga Feivel Hoffman on Bedford Avenue. From Sunday, November 15, thru Thursday, November 19, the […]
“The Hasidic section of Williamsburg, Brooklyn — roughly bounded by Division Avenue, Broadway, Heyward Street and the Brooklyn Navy Yard — is an anachronistic pleasure.” more@NYTimes.com
“Black may be the new black (and the old black) in Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Borough Park. But if you thought that Hasidic hats all look the same — black brim, black crown, black band and bow — you would be wrong. Mirroring the subtle but significant differences among their Orthodox Jewish wearers, there are […]
Photo NYTimesUpd:”Oy vey: Council hopeful Isaac Abraham (right) can now attend the CBID forum now that it is no longer in a church.” more@BrooklynPaper.com“Get this: an Orthodox Jew and five other Council candidates are invited to a Methodist church for a meeting. So what’s the punch line? That depends on whom you ask. Isaac Abraham, an activist in […]
“Litvishe Roshei Yeshiva in America Refuse to Sign Ban Against Concerts”
Breaking! Fanatics Attempt End Run Around Gedolim; Publish New Lipa Ban(Text) From the DM investigative news desk… Asher Friedman who runs the charity Nechomas Yisroel and Yitzchak Stern from Williamsburg, having failed to convince the rabbonim to ban this year’s Lipa Schmeltzer concert, “The Event […]
A Brooklyn man who survived both world wars, the Auschwitz gas chambers and the deaths of four wives perished at age 100 when he was trapped in a fire in his Williamsburg home. David Weiss had seen the worst of the world but remained deeply faithful. He went to synagogue every day, including the morning […]
