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Tag: Satmar Community

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Donald Trump’s Hasidic fans lament cancelation of Williamsburg restaurant visit after owner’s death

Luke Tress in JTA · 19 Sep

Donald Trump's planned visit to a kosher restaurant in the Williamsburg Hasidic community was canceled due to the death of Shulem Yoseph Gottlieb, the restaurant's owner.

0 Communities History

Ahavat Yisrael: A Grave Matter

JA Mag in Jewish Action · 19 Sep

In 2008, members of Temple Beth Jacob, a Reform synagogue in Newburgh, New York, discovered neglected Jewish graves on a steep hillside, prompting an effort to restore the cemetery.

0 Literature Language

VIDEO: Meet some unique young people who studied Yiddish this summer

Moishele Alfonso in Forward · 9 Aug

The YIVO Intensive Yiddish Program recently concluded with a graduation ceremony featuring students from 12 countries of various ages, including Syed Habeeb Tehseen from India, who developed an interest in Yiddish classics, and Shloyme (Seth) Vizel, son of renowned tour guide Freida Vizel from the Satmar community in Williamsburg.

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Letters, Summer 2023

Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jul 2023

In the first letter, the writer discusses the importance of an outsider's perspective in Israeli politics and policy-making.

0 Communities Language

New York’s Yiddish Press Is Thriving

Rose Waldman in Tablet · 4 Dec 2018

The Hasidic Yiddish print industry is thriving, with publications like Der Yid, Di Tzeitung, and Der Blatt catering to an ever-growing readership in communities like Williamsburg and Boro Park.