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Report: Satmar Orthodox Jews hid massive wedding from public view
The synagogue’s president recently died of COVID-19. (JTA) — Weeks after one prominent Satmar wedding was publicly called off amid a backlash over convening guests during the pandemic ...
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‘Who’s not going to go?’: NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings despite COVID rules
“We won’t surrender. We won’t close down,” a leading Satmar rabbi said in a speech at a post-wedding celebration held in secret earlier this month. (JTA) — After one massive wedding that ...