Artifacts

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

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

12 Jan With Elena Solomon: On shpanyer arbet, a special part of Hasidic garment art

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A look at the art on men's atarah...

02 Jan Marijuana use among the Hasidim in Brooklyn

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Contextualizing a street poster....

19 Dec How to have a great relationship

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A pamphlet with quaint bit of relationship advice...

12 Dec Survey in Der Yid Daily: Are you afraid of omicron?

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11.8% report being worried...

30 Nov Kvitlach: A Chanukah card game

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A gambling card game that's a staple in the Chanukah...

28 Nov Recipe: sweet cheese latkes for Chanukah

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Like pancakes, but much richer...

23 Nov The Christmasification of Chanukah

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A video post...

18 Nov Street sign: Uber without a smartphone

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If you follow my work, you might know that I'm...

16 Nov Kids’ cards: the absolute worst matchmaker

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

10 Nov Street Sign: Anti-vaccine messaging

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On my tours, you don’t need a mask or a...

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...

22 Oct Fashions of the Shtreimel

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The shtreimel is the Hasidic hat that married men wear...

17 Oct Irreverent Yiddish Song: “I want to be a Rebbe”

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https://youtu.be/TyjKCTZIbEk Here is a song that I love because it's irreverent...

15 Sep Emergency Party!

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Have you ever been invited to an emergency party? The other...

05 Sep Honey cookie recipe

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It’s the season of the Jewish new year again, so...

29 Aug Returning from the afterlife to battle the turban

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The above document is an extraordinary case of superstition that...

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

Posted at 09:14h in Analysis, Artifacts, Economy, Street signs, Williamsburg 2 Comments

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How Hasidim afford to live in Williamsburg...

16 Aug State of the Art Tech: Kosher phone vending machine!

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Flip phones get fancier yet....

08 Aug Censoring Lady Position Available

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Black crayon and ubiquitous censorship ...

02 Aug Street poster: blaming illness on immodesty

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Analysis of how faiths link tragedy to what people wear...

29 Jul Hasidic underground during lockdown

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Methods of subversion....

23 Feb Candy Land and Monopoly, Hasidic versions

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Hasidic versions of board game classics...