Satmar

Satmar Grand Rebbe visits convicted sexual abuser Nechemya Weberman in prison

A Yiddish-language newspaper serving the Satmar Hasidic community also published a series of favorable articles about the former therapist, who was convicted of sexually abusing an adolescent girl.

Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum, Satmar Hasidic leader, tests positive for COVID-19

Teitelbaum, who is in his late 60s, is reportedly showing mild symptoms. Pictures were circulating of him dancing at a large event Saturday night.

In an echo of the spring, large crowds gather for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn

Earlier in the pandemic, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called out “the Jewish community” after another Hasidic funeral drew crowds.

United States

Report: Satmar Orthodox Jews hid massive wedding from public view

United States

A large Hasidic wedding was canceled but a tweet made it look like it happened

United States

Satmar wedding made ‘family-only’ after NY officials order halt to plans for ‘tens of thousands’ of attendees

Obituaries

Mayer Rispler, Satmar leader who called for following health rules, dies of COVID-19 at 70

United States

Hasidic leaders defend New York mayor and call on their community to socially distance

Ideas

The response to the Jersey City shooting exemplifies the dangers of not taking Hasidic Jews seriously

Israel

Satmar Rebbe distributes $5 million to anti-Zionist institutions

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