Williamsburg

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...

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,...

29 Dec The Hasidic local economy

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

15 Dec Tour of menorah lighting in Hasidic Williamsburg

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https://youtu.be/JJbJ5LV_qLo Today I am sharing with you a special moment for...

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...

09 Nov Why it’s hard to analyze city data for Williamsburg Hasidim

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On covid numbers, vaccine data and more...

05 Nov The immodest marathon returns to the enclave of piety

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Runners refer to it as the quiet mile....

03 Nov Building Series: Eastern District High School

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Some famous people were educated in this building, including Deborah...

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...

24 Sep Update on my experience as a Covid-era tour guide

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For 2021, I have been able to operate at 15-20%...

17 Sep Hasidic architecture: Family-size balconies

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

11 Sep Interview with Gerald Friedman

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

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

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How Hasidim afford to live in Williamsburg...

21 Apr Once upon a time, Lee Avenue had a sense of humor

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An iconic comedian once lived on 111 Lee Avenue...

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...

04 Jun NYC has a curfew, and it makes me think of this police booth

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Abandoned police booth an artifact of a different Williamsburg...

07 Sep The bus tours and insensitive tourists

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The NY Post wrote about the hordes of tourists that...

27 May Satmar’s eyesore: 540 Bedord Avenue

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It's now one of NYC's longest standing incomplete projects...

30 Dec A new podcast and Flaum’s Deli

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

17 Dec Chanukah 2018 in Hasidic Williamsburg

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This was or first ever food tour on Chanukah and...

03 Aug Non-Hasidic Renters in the Neighborhood

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

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 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...

22 Jul A Star of David in Williamsurg

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

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,...

12 Jun Kipelach, mmm!

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I always ask my groups what the above pastries are,...

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...

03 Jun Dairy Pastries in Williamsburg

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As tonight is Shavuos, the Jewish holiday that is celebrated with...

01 Jun Anti-Zionism and the Klausenberg Building

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The case of the disappearing Stars of David...

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...