Economy

28 Sep The Hasidic Economy: an overview

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Beyond the myths; a more complex story....

21 Jul Street poster: “Satmar’s economy is thriving”

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The paradox of a community without college education...

17 Jul Street poster: working girls and selling kidneys

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Both are equally bad....

14 Mar Hasidic tech college

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So modern, the model wears an Apple watch...

06 Mar Street poster: laws of neighbors

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Is it ever okay to report a Hasidic neighbor to...

23 Jan “Jellies for dads,” or an ad for pot?

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More in the saga of pot in the Hasidic community...

20 Jan Anatomy of the Hasidic Yiddish newspaper

Posted at 11:57h in Artifacts, Censorship, Economy, Juxtopositions, Rabbis, Vlog 2 Comments

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

29 Dec The Hasidic local economy

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Filmed in Williamsburg. How Hasidim earn a living; part of...

23 Nov The Christmasification of Chanukah

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A video post...

16 Nov Kids’ cards: the absolute worst matchmaker

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There is a series of Hasidic collectors' cards called “Taryag,"...

28 Oct Special cleaning-lady dress without pockets

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Apparently, over six thousand of these "dresses" have been sold. They...

24 Oct Kids’ collectors’ cards: gefilte fish anime

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Collectible cards, as in, the kind of sets like baseball...

17 Sep Building series: Hasidic architecture and family-size balconies

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJrEtQxMBFY One of the many interesting things in Hasidic Williamsburg is...

19 Aug Street Poster: buildings for “gentiles of the lowest sort”

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How Hasidim afford to live in Williamsburg...

08 Aug Censoring lady position available

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Black crayon and ubiquitous censorship ...

20 Jun From the Hasidic economy to the global economy, with Footsteps in the middle

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The organization that is supposed to serve as lifeline serves...

17 Jun The evil-eye and lead poisoning

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Record high levels of lead meets the ritual of pouring...

25 Dec Street posters: more wars on phones.

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

06 Nov How the Hasidic Community votes

Posted at 15:41h in Artifacts, Economy, Education, Street posters 5 Comments

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The best way to describe how the Hasidic community votes...

03 Aug Non-Hasidic renters in the Neighborhood

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

16 Apr Essay in Tablet Magazine on Hasidic education

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“Shulem Deen wrote in the The New York Times “Why...

07 Aug No college: shopkeepers and entrepreneurs

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A reader asked: How are Hasidic Jews so wealthy? They...

09 Jan Gender segregation rules in the Hasidic workplace

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

07 Jan Is the Hasidic community poor?

Posted at 11:54h in Economy, Education 1 Comment

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A reader asked: Why are Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn...

24 Dec The Jewish Federation’s look at Williamsburg

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The Jewish Federation of North America released a poverty study...

24 Aug Wall poster: warning against selling homes to outsiders

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From July 2014 This poster is so illustrative of how the...

23 Jun Tips on tipping

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Here's how incredibly different Hasidic NYC is from most of...