Censorship

17 Feb What is kosher technology?

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A video exploring kosher tech....

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10 Feb More anti-smartphone collector’s cards

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Cards with masks, guilt trips and Abbey Road...

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20 Jan Anatomy of the Hasidic Yiddish newspaper

Posted at 11:57h in Artifacts, Censorship, Economy, Juxtopositions, Rabbis, Vlog 0 Comments

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Unpacking how news is censored and relayed in the Hasidic...

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04 Dec The forbidden women’s music academy

Posted at 15:18h in Censorship, Gender, Rabbis, Vlog 0 Comments

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A new saga in Williamsburg's gender and piety landscape...

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03 Sep The Kosherinator

Posted at 08:39h in Cartoons, Censorship, Food, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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A cartoon lesson in how Hasidim modernize....

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16 Aug State-of-the-art tech: kosher phone vending machine

Posted at 07:29h in Artifacts, Censorship, On the tours, Technology 0 Comments

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Flip phones get fancier yet....

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08 Aug Censoring lady position available

Posted at 07:24h in Artifacts, Censorship, Economy 1 Comment

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Black crayon and ubiquitous censorship ...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #6: games

Posted at 18:07h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender, Juxtopositions, Vlog 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #5: audio/visual

Posted at 17:59h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #4: Hasidic internet

Posted at 16:55h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender, Technology 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #3: news, leaflets and mags

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #2: children’s books

Posted at 16:37h in Artifacts, Bookshelf, Censorship, Education, Gender, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #1: novels for grownups

Posted at 06:37h in Artifacts, Bookshelf, Censorship, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

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24 Sep Censoring the Bible and God

Posted at 11:02h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender, Juxtopositions 1 Comment

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When even God doesn't make the cut...

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14 Sep Hasidic schoolwork—censored!

Posted at 12:37h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education 4 Comments

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Can you guess what's been omitted from these passages?...

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06 Dec The Titanic: here vs. there

Posted at 16:24h in Artifacts, Censorship, Gender, Juxtopositions, Street posters 0 Comments

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How different societies make meaning of historic events...

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15 May A kids’ card collection: anti-smartphone edition

Posted at 14:16h in Artifacts, Censorship, Technology 0 Comments

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The pictures on these anti-smartphone cards are something else....

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23 Jan The people who police others have templates

Posted at 10:20h in Artifacts, Censorship, Clothing, Education, Gender, My Essays, Street posters 0 Comments

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A template for sending friends, neighbors, relatives anonymous "notices" about...

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27 Dec Kosher cameras, mp3s, gameboys, ipods, etc.

Posted at 06:09h in Censorship, Street posters, Technology 1 Comment

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The Hasidic community does not reject technology but rather adopts...

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25 Dec Street posters: more wars on phones.

Posted at 07:53h in Censorship, Economy, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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Street signs warning of the dangers of flip phones...

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08 Nov What’s a kosher phone?

Posted at 10:56h in Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions, Technology 5 Comments

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Kosher phones is one of many ways Hasidim navigate their...

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22 Sep Kavanaugh allegations and Hasidic censorship

Posted at 17:35h in Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions 1 Comment

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Last Friday, I stopped into a deli and bought a...

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21 Aug How the Hasidic community deals with the internet

Posted at 11:46h in Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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The story of internet among Hasidim is interesting. It crept...

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03 Aug Non-Hasidic renters in the Neighborhood

Posted at 12:08h in Censorship, Economy, Williamsburg 0 Comments

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Can you rent a place in the Hasidic neighborhood?...

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08 Jul Street poster July 2017: throw away your smartphone

Posted at 11:40h in Artifacts, Censorship, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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This belongs to the genre of "internet warnings", among the...

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08 Jul Street posters July 2017

Posted at 11:34h in Artifacts, Censorship, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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This belongs to the genre of ways in which the...

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08 May Street posters – re smartphones

Posted at 11:38h in Artifacts, Censorship, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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This belongs to the genre of ways in which the...

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29 Mar This smartphone war is directed especially at women

Posted at 17:25h in Artifacts, Censorship, Gender, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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“There is no excuse for a woman to have a...

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09 Jan Gender segregation rules in the Hasidic workplace

Posted at 11:58h in Censorship, Economy, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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A reader asked: Are there any particular rules I need...

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16 Jun Whassup on Whatsapp?

Posted at 16:51h in Artifacts, Censorship, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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A screenshot taken from a Whatsapp group titled in Yiddish...

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24 Aug “Free Palestine” in Williamsburg

Posted at 16:44h in Censorship, Street posters 0 Comments

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his picture, of a plaque on Hewes Street in Williamsburg...

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27 Jun Wall poster June 2014 – against Whatsapp

Posted at 19:45h in Artifacts, Censorship, Street posters, Technology 0 Comments

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This poster warns people to get off WhatsApp. Relevant Text /...

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