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Hasidic Williamsburg is famous as one of the most separatist, intensely religious, and politically savvy communities. Less known is how the community survived in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods during an era of steep decline, only to later oppose and also participate in the unprecedented gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nathaniel Deutsch and Michael Casper unravel the fascinating history of how a community of determined Holocaust survivors encountered, shaped, and sometimes fiercely resisted the urban processes that transformed their gritty neighborhood.

Welcome to Jewish Culture Club– a podcast where Jewish art meets Brooklyn energy, presented by The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life.On Jewish Culture Club, The Neighborhood is bringing our Brooklyn-inspired and artist-driven approach to Jewish life from our pop-up programs to your ears.Over the past four years of programming, The Neighborhood has sparked joy and connection with Jewish cultural programming across Brooklyn, and we can’t wait to invite you into the rich, creative dialogues we’ve been having with the Jewish artists, thinkers, spiritual leaders, and cultural ...