History

07 Jan Williamsburg is stuck in the 1950s, Part 2

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Women’s clothing are extremely influenced by mid-century western styles...

05 Jan Looking at old Bais Yaakov Williamsburg yearbooks with Naomi Seidman

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnIyJzbSehY Today I am sharing a YouTube conversation with Naomi Seidman,...

08 Dec In conversation with Nathaniel Deutsch, co-author of ‘A Fortress in Brooklyn’

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https://youtu.be/Y-7QlD92o6k I had the great pleasure to talk in a zoom...

11 Oct Williamsburg is stuck in the 1950s, Part 1

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As I've spent years exploring the story of Williamsburg, I’ve...

11 Sep Interview with Gerald Friedman

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A conversation with a diner at Gottlieb's deli, former WB...

06 Apr Book Review: ‘Worlds Apart’ by Sudy Rosengarten

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Some notes from a small book of memories of early...

26 Aug The Church that Shrank

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The story of one church's transformation...

21 Aug A Williamsburg Architecture Brush-Up

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Finding Treasures in an Online Photo Database from the 1940s...

27 May The pandemic and persecution complex: A new Forward article

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A new article on the persecution complex and COVID-19...

18 Mar Hasidic kids learn an incoherent world history

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Into the world of coloring books and car phones...

04 Jan I don’t own many $60 book: Historical Atlas of Hasidism

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A new fantastic atlas of Hasidic history by Marcin Wodzinski...

30 Dec A new podcast and Flaum’s Deli

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A new podcast on Jewish history has a pilot episode...

26 Aug Do Hasidim smoke?

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Among Satmar Hasidic Jews, women never smoke. It’s really unheard...

16 Apr Violent Sidelock Cutting

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Here is an answer from history:[1] Paraphrased and copied (with...

29 Mar A tour of Hasidic Williamsburg 35 years ago ($6.50!)

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In 1982 the New York Times ran a piece about...

04 Mar Williamsburg wasn’t always a haven for Jews…

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Can you imagine a Williamsburg without a Jewish congregation? Here's a...

04 Mar The House of the Prince of Peace once upon a time in Williamsburg

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Site: Site of the Christian Mission / Jews for Jesus Location:...

04 Aug An interview with Philip Fishman; author of “A Sukkah is Burning”

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Many Jews remember Williamsburg before its Hasidic transformation; when centrist...

30 Jul The future of the historic Hanover Club/Vien’s School?

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When a friend of mine was in Williamsburg late one...

23 Jul “Williamsburg!” The Iconic Song By Yomtov Ehrlich

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Yom Tov Ehrlich was probably one of the most important Yiddish...

22 Jul A Star of David in Williamsurg

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The Clymer Street Synagogue is the site for the last...

10 Jul A Wedding officiated by R. Teitelaum and R. Feinstein

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A 1954 wedding announcement in the Brooklyn Eagle made note...

27 Jun It Used to be a Theater 2: Vien Synagogue

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Site: Vien Synagogue/ formerly Wilson Theater Location: 27 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, NY...

24 Jun Assault and Impropriety on Lee Avenue

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A very dramatic story went down on a Friday Night...

18 Jun How the Streets in Williamsburg got their names…

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Taylor, Wilson, Clymer...

15 Jun Leonard Lopate and Williamsburg

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Site: Childhood Home of radio host Leonard Lopate Location: 151 Ross Street,...

10 Jun A 1992 Photo Collection of Hasidic Williamsurg

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Photos by Melodie McDaniel photography. I'm not sure what to...

09 Jun Hanover Mansion / Vien’s School-Interior

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I wrote about the Hanover Mansion that's now the Vien's Girls...

07 Jun It Used to be a Theater 1: Klausenberg Synagogue

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Site: Klausenburg Synagogue Location: 131 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 [image: NYC 1940...

26 May Vien’s Girls’ School Building; the Williamsburg Story

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Site: Former Hanover Club / Former Young Israel / girls school Location:...

25 May The Wonderbread Factory—now the Skverer Yeshiva

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Site: Formerly bread factory / now Skver yeshiva Location: 97 Heyward Street,...

23 May How the Williamsburg Bridge Changed Williamsburg

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When the Williamsburg Bridge was built in 1903, Jewish immigrants...

23 May Missionary Jews in Williamsburg

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A century ago a Christian Mission to the Jews stood...

23 May A High School Essay by Deborah Feldman

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This really interesting first person account of Hasidic Williamsburg was...