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Hasidim

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1. Jews (see also Jews) who observe a form of strict Orthodox Judaism. They generally wear severely plain black and white clothes, and the men, following the requirements of Mosaic law, leave parts of their hair and whiskers untrimmed.

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While the neighborhood used to be renowned for flannel-clad IPA connoisseurs and a thriving indie art scene, the 2010s-era hipsters who sparked the Hasidim vs.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

From the Reform Rabbi Amiel Hirsch—who had coauthored a widely circulated letter against Mamdani—to the Satmar Hasidim in Brooklyn, New York Jews expressed at least cautious optimism about their mayor elect, if not outright excitement.

From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2026

Menachem Daum, a filmmaker who co-produced a groundbreaking 1997 documentary that illuminated the cloistered world of America’s Hasidim, died on Jan. 7 in a hospital near his home in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

Meanwhile, Black residents of Crown Heights accused the mayor of pandering to the Hasidim.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020

I follow the strolling Saturday families of brightly wrapped Hindus and then the black-clad Hasidim, and step into all the old churches that were once German and then Korean and are now Vietnamese.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee