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Satmar Rebbe: Trumpism has infiltrated Judaism, twisted many minds

The Grand Rebbe's words came two days after the US midterm elections, during which Democrat Kathy Hochul became the governor of New York state, beating out Jewish Republican Trump ally Lee Zeldin.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, Satmar rebbe in Kiryas Joel
Satmar Hasidim in the Yetev Lev D’Satmar synagogue in the town of Kiryas Joel, New York

Orange County NY shuts down schools in ultra-Orthodox Kiryas Joel

In footage uploaded to YouTube, hundreds of men can be seen dancing in close quarters, hugging and singing through the night.

|ByJEREMY SHARON
Kiryas Joel, New York.

New York Hasidic school found operating with ‘hundreds of students inside’

A school in the Hasidic village of Kiryas Joel in New York was ordered to close after it was found operating with hundreds of students in its building.

|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York

Kiryas Yoel becomes Palm Tree, first American haredi town

Kiryas Joel’s roots date back to the mid-1970s, when Hasidic Jews began settling in the area under the guidance of Satmar Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum.

|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

New York Hasidic man faces prison in alleged murder-for-hire plot

Shimen Liebowitz has been held without bail since his arrest a year ago.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017ByCHRIS MCKENNA/THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Satmar Hasidim in the Yetev Lev D’Satmar synagogue in the town of Kiryas Joel, New York