Category
hasidic
Hasidic school in London reprimanded for not teaching about sexual orientation
A Hasidic school in London was reprimanded by Britain’s Office for Standards in Education for not teaching its students about sexual orientation.
NY Hasidic singer Lipa Schmeltzer stars in Israeli Pepsi Max ad
Lipa Schmeltzer, Hasidic pop star and glasses fashionista, can now add another line to his resume: Israeli Pepsi Max endorser.
Brooklyn man, extradited from Israel, arraigned in ’08 beating death
A former Hasidic community watch group member in Brooklyn was arraigned in New York in a 2008 beating death after being extradited from Israel.
Leiby Kletzky’s killer pleads guilty
Levi Aron, the Brooklyn man accused of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and kidnapping.
Orthodox Jewish woman who claims abuse ostracized by own community
The abuse went on for nearly three years before the schoolgirl told anyone that her spiritual adviser was molesting her while he was supposed to be mentoring her about her religion, authorities said.
NY may close bus service that makes women sit in back
New York City authorities said they will shut down a city bus service run by Orthodox Jews if the group doesn\’t stop making women sit at the back of the bus.