Satmar

Swiss Jews dismiss concerns over construction near Jewish cemetery

A group of Satmar rabbis in New York protested that the project involved “plans to exhume a Medieval Jewish cemetery,” leading to its “destruction.”

Whistleblower claims she was penalized for reporting Hasidic Medicaid fraud

A former employee is suing New York’s Orange County, saying she was punished for reporting evidence of $40 million in Medicaid fraud among haredi Orthodox Jews in Kiryas Joel.

London Hasidic school apologizes for using term ‘goyim’

A worksheet in Yiddish for preschoolers refers to Nazis with the term for non-Jews that some deem offensive, a British newspaper reported.

Culture

Hasidic village makes parents choose: Smartphone or children’s education

United States

Microsoft buys haredi-founded tech firm

United States

Gang member turned Satmar Hasid sentenced to prison for impersonating cop

United States

Hasidic family charged in $20 million fraud case

United States

Hasidic candidate loses in New York State race

United States

N.Y. Hasidic village agrees to stop gender segregation in public park

Culture

WhatsApp’s Israeli — and haredi — devotees

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