Kiryas Joel

Kiryas Joel is now Palm Tree, the first official US haredi Orthodox town

Orange County, New York’s Kiryas Joel enclave on Jan.1 became the town of Palm Tree when it officially split from the Town of Monroe.

By Marcy Oster January 6, 2019 4:15 pm

Even before the raid, there was a growing sense in the insular community that it and its unique way of life were under attack.

May 17, 2016 6:12 pm

Three other Hasidic vacationers from Brooklyn and upstate New York's Kiryas Joel survived after being pulled out into the ocean by a riptide.

May 17, 2016 3:13 pm

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May 12, 2016 11:58 am

April 1, 2016 2:34 pm

October 1, 2015 4:10 pm

September 24, 2015 5:38 pm

By Brian Schaefer August 5, 2015 3:50 pm

July 27, 2015 4:19 pm