New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has a long relationship with the city’s Orthodox community Many Orthodox leaders came to his defense amid criticism of tweets calling out “the Jewish community” for violating social distancing rules.
Hasidic leaders defend New York mayor and call on their community to socially distance The mayor was widely criticized this week for singling out “the Jewish community” in a tweet about a Hasidic funeral that drew a large crowd.
The musician Shulem on being the first artist raised Hasidic to sign with a major record label The cantor-turned-online-sensation is used to being gawked at.
United States A Hasidic newspaper omits photos of Pittsburgh’s female victims. Its editor calls it standard practice.