Hasidic Judaism
Filmmaker Keith Thomas’ feature directorial debut—from the studio behind “The Babadook”—explores the reverberations of past trauma in an Orthodox Jewish community.
“This is a relatively scaled down version,” said a former community member.
Word of the investigation came after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a paltry $15,000 fine over a potential coronavirus disaster in Brooklyn.
A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened action over another massive Hasidic bash in Brooklyn, he was tested.
A “loophole” in new coronavirus restrictions has let some religious schools reopen, despite a pandemic surge.
Like most things in politics, the explosion of Orthodox Jewish anger at coronavirus restrictions did not come out of nowhere.
“If you’ve grown up to ignore the outside world, why would that change now?”