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Gerrer Hasid accused of massive fraud extradited to the US

After years of delays and legal proceedings in Israel, Michael Fein landed in New York and will stand trial in Missouri on suspicion of forging data and inflating budgets to obtain giant loans.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
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Religious Reinforcement Campaign in Belgium • The Admor Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto held a marathon of Torah lessons and meetings with the great admors and rebbes of Antwerp • The Admor was accompanied by his son, Rabbi Yoel Moshe Pinto, who continues to follow in his footsteps

The Admore Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Bolsters the Antwerp Community

|ByHAIM LAVIE
A man arrives at a mass gathering of Satmar Hasidic Jews in the Brooklyn borough of New York December 2, 2015

Hasidic Jews are the real counterculture in gentrified Brooklyn

There’s a variety of reasons why they end up becoming distanced, and they see it as a way of protecting themselves and their community from negative influences.

|BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
The Rebbe of Kaliv and his hassidic followers celebrating the Simchat Beit Hashoeva (water drawing ceremony) during Succot in Rishon LeZion, October 18, 1978

Holocaust survivor Kaliv Rebbe passes away at 96

The Rebbe of Kaliv advocated for fellow Holocaust survivors after helping rebuild his hassidic dynasty destroyed by the Nazis.

|ByBEN BRESKY

Civil engineer, Jewish leader

Two biographies of the Lubavitcher Rebbe written by authors outside the fold attempt to give a fuller picture of his life.

JUNE 12, 2014ByALAN JOTKOWITZ
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson was known to prefer solitude, but he spent many years in the spotlight.

Annexation of land by Satmar village polarizes New York community

Kiryas Joel's desire to acquire over 500 acres of undeveloped land in a nearby town sparks opposition from non-Satmar neighbors.

APRIL 22, 2014BySAM SOKOL
Satmar Hassidic Jews. [File]

Satmar hassid convicted of witness tampering receives warm welcome home in Brooklyn

Member of ultra-Orthodox sect in New York is released from jail after serving sentence for attempting to buy silence of sexual abuse victim.

APRIL 7, 2014BySAM SOKOL
Satmar Hassidic Jews. [File]

Anti-Zionist Jews torch Israeli flag in New York during Purim

Members of Satmar Hassidim sect hold annual tradition of demonstrating their opposition to the existence of the State of Israel.

MARCH 18, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Satmar Hasidim in New York torch Israeli flag during Purim.