Parents who try to withdraw their children from yeshivas over a lack of secular education often cannot do so, hampered by social pressure and a rabbinical court system. Source: New York Times
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He’ll Use His $200,000 Prize to Fight for Children
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
David Shalleck-Klein, who runs the Family Justice Law Center, is one of five New Yorkers to win a prize for city “change makers.” Source: New York Times
Hasidic School to Pay $8 Million After Admitting to Widespread Fraud
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
The Central United Talmudical Academy, which operates the largest all-boys yeshiva in New York State, acknowledged illegally diverting money from federal food aid and other programs. Source: New York Times
Hasidic School Is Breaking State Education Law, N.Y. Official Rules
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
Issued amid a lawsuit brought by a parent who left the community, the determination could pose a significant challenge to Hasidic Jewish schools. Source: New York Times
A Closer Look at The Times’s Report on Hasidic Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
Our reporters did hundreds of interviews and read thousands of pages of documents to investigate the shortcomings of secular education in yeshivas. Source: New York Times
New NY Rules Offer Road Map for Regulating Private Hasidic Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
The State Board of Regents on Tuesday enacted regulations aimed at holding New York private schools to minimum academic standards. Source: New York Times
New York Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Hasidic Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2022
After a New York Times investigation found that many of the private religious schools denied students a basic education, top officials voiced serious concerns. Source: New York Times
NY State Vote Could Raise Pressure on Officials Over Hasidic Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2022
Amid calls for intervention, the state Board of Regents is set to vote this week on new rules for holding private schools to minimum academic standards. Source: New York Times
Jewish New Yorkers Unite to Raise Millions for Ukraine
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
New York City is home to some 300,000 Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Source: New York Times
Frontier Cancels Flight, Citing Maskless Passengers
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
The airline’s treatment of the passengers, all Orthodox Jews, drew condemnation and accusations of anti-Semitism from Jewish groups. Source: New York Times
The Surprising Places in NYC Where Trump’s Support Grew
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
Joseph R. Biden Jr. won President Trump’s hometown handily. But a deeper look at election data suggests a surge in support for the president in some districts. Source: New York Times
$15,000 Fine After Secret Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
“This was amazingly irresponsible,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said of the event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
15% of Virus Tests Are Positive, and Few Wear Masks in One Orthodox Suburb
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2020
Several towns with large ultra-Orthodox Jewish populations are seeing coronavirus case rates that are among the highest in New York. Source: New York Times
New York Threatens Coronavirus Lockdown for Orthodox Jewish Areas
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2020
Community leaders said residents have resisted the rules in part because of the influence of President Trump, whose views on masks have been embraced. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Warns About Rising Virus Cases in Hasidic Neighborhoods
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
Officials see a worrisome indicator in several parts of Brooklyn and Queens after a couple of months of declining or flat transmission. Source: New York Times