(AKA: New Skvere)
By Vicki Polin
The Awareness Center's Daily Newsletter - March 22, 2010
(© 2000) Photographed by Vicki Polin
Early in 2000 I was visiting a friend in New York. At the time I was newly religious and so my friend wanted to take me on a tour of New Square, NY (AKA: New Skvere).
Just outside of the town line, my friend pointed out the following sign to me. I was in a state of shock. I understood that in Israel it was common place to have signs like this when entering ultra-orthodox communities, yet this sign was placed on a street in the United States of America. I had no idea it was legal for a community in New York to put these types of restrictions on women. Besides the dress code, it was also
very much frowned upon for women to be driving a car. Because we were
two women and here was no male in the car, it was "more" permissible.
Considering the signs below, may make it easier to understand how sexual predators can get away with their offending frenzy within this community. It's all a part of understand the mindset of this chasidic town.
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