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Bookmark or Share- American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village ...Settled in the mid-1970s by a small contingent of Hasidic families, Kiryas Joel (named for the charismatic founder of Satmar Hasidism, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum) is an American town with few parallels in Jewish history—but many precedents among religious communities in the United States.
- An Extraordinary Account of a Hasidic Enclave | The New YorkerGideon Lewis-Kraus on “American Shtetl,” a book by Nomi M. Stolzenberg and David N. Myers that centers on Kiryas Joel and the successful separatist Hasidic enclave that has formed there.
- How Public Money Goes to Support a Hasidic Village’s Private ...Created for a New York Hasidic group in 1989, the Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District has directed millions of dollars to the community’s network of private schools.
- Kiryas Joel – Monroe, New York - Atlas ObscuraComprised almost entirely of Ultra-Orthodox Satmar Hasidic Jews, Kiryas Joel is considered the poorest town over 10,000 people in the country, and has stirred up controversy over a welcome sign...
- Kiryas Joel, N.Y., Lands Distinction as Nation’s Poorest ...Kiryas Joel, N.Y., a predominantly Ultra-Orthodox Jewish village, is atop a national poverty list. The median age is under 12. Richard Perry/The New York Times. By Sam Roberts. April 20, 2011.
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