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Chasidic Jews

More than 30 years after Crown Heights riots, Orthodox Jews face a new threat from their ‘anti-Zionist’ neighbours

Since October 7, ‘anti-Zionist’ activist groups targeting Jewish landlords have sprung up across Brooklyn

By Eliana Silver

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A young Chasidic boy hides his face as he sits with police officers during the 1991 Crown Heights riots

Jewish men walk along the street in the Stamford Hill, January 19, 2011 (Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Stamford Hill Chasidic leaders apologise to Downing Street over alleged harassment by Jewish Community Centre founder

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Gur hassidic sect dance at the wedding (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Chasidic sect offers cash boost to solve ‘matchmaking crisis’

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HM Revenue and Customs in Westminster (Photo: Getty Images)

Rabbi faces seven-figure tax bill after losing appeal for non-dom status

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

The Clapham Grand, London, England (Credit: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

London venue cancels performance by Chasidic singer over ‘security concerns’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Sara Glass and her daughter, Jordan

Confessions of a gay Chasidic wife

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

Despite warnings, thousands of Orthodox Jews are going to Ukraine this week

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Despite warnings, thousands of Orthodox Jews are going to Ukraine this week

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Tens of thousands of Chasidic Jews flood tiny Hungarian town for ‘miracle rabbi’ pilgrimage

50,000 Jews travelled to Bodrogkeresztur, a town with only 1000 residents

By Gabe Friedman

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April 26, 2023 10:04

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray to late miracle rabbi Yeshaya Steiner, also known as Rebbe Shaya'le, close to Steiner's tomb at the Jewish cemetery in the village of Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, on April 24, 2023, during a pilgrimage on the occasion of Rabbi Steiner's 98th death anniversary. - Arriving by shuttle bus, private plane, and even helicopter, tens of thousands of orthodox Jews on a fast-growing annual pilgrimage to the grave of the miracle-working rabbi bring tumult to the sleepy Hungarian village. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Jewish driver killed and two yeshiva students critically injured in Belgium bus crash

Shimmy Segal died when his minivan overturned after hitting a car

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March 20, 2023 13:35

Jewish driver killed and two yeshiva students critically injured in Belgium bus crash

Talmud study leaves Charedi men three times more likely to be nearsighted

A new study found that Charedi men wear glasses at a much higher rate than the general population

By Tash Mosheim

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February 9, 2023 13:17

Grand Rabbi of Pinsk-Karlin (Hasidic dynasty) and his followers seen during a visit at the Rashbi gravesite in Meron, near Tzfat, September 22, 2022. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ?? ???? ????? ????? ????? ?????

Katie Price

Attacks on Chasidim are attacks against us all

For all our differences with the strictly Orthodox, they are part of the community and need us

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December 22, 2022 15:46

Attacks on Chasidim are attacks against us all