Satmar, a major hasidic group, is known for its extreme conservatism and anti-Zionism. Based in New York post-WWII, it maintains a strong Yiddish education and media system.
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For the first time, an exception to the prohibition against “carrying” on the day of rest includes most of the borough, allowing, among other things, children to be pushed in strollers.
A Yiddish-language newspaper serving the Satmar Hasidic community also published a series of favorable articles about the former therapist, who is accused of sexually abusing an adolescent girl.