Hasidic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Hasidism, a Jewish sect founded in Poland in the 18th century.
The documentary offers a glimpse into the daily life of a Hasidic community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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being a member of this sect.
The movie follows Meira, a young Hasidic mother in Montreal's Mile End district.
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The youngest of eight children, he was born into a Hasidic family as Lejzor Gastfrajnd on March 20, 1925, and grew up in Wodzislaw and later Sosnowiec, Poland, near the German border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Growing up as one of 10 kids in a Hasidic Jewish family in Brooklyn, the comedian says she has always been most comfortable in a crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Alex Kleytman was a native of Ukraine and a Holocaust survivor, according to a website of the Chabad movement, which represents a branch of Hasidic Jews and organised the Bondi event.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
One video posted to social media by a Hasidic group, Chabad, appears to show Jewish students being subject to a torrent of verbal abuse.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
Besides, he added, the anti-Zionists among the Hasidic students looked upon him as their leader.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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