Talia Schechet

Talia Schechet is a Shtetl intern. She has worked as a domestic violence advocate in New York’s Haredi community and seeks out stories about underaddressed issues. If you need to share a tip about DV, please contact her at tschechet@shtetl.org

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Talia Schechet

August 14, 2023

The Be’er Sheva of New York hangs in the balance

Haredi residents outside Kiryas Joel seeking to form new village stalled by neighbors, legislators

August 10, 2023

Roundup: Schumer and Jeffries in Boro Park, Hasidic woman judge, and more

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week

August 6, 2023

‘This is a secular nation,’ Catskills villagers say, fighting Hasidic involvement in small town governance

The tiny village of Fleischmanns is embroiled in a series of legal disputes as the community fights over Hasidic summer residents’ influence

August 4, 2023

Roundup: Mayor's advisory panel meeting at ADL, Agudah statement on Israel judicial reform, Haredi NYPD valedictorian, and more

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week

August 3, 2023

Haredi artists join multifaith exhibition

The artistic melting pot spanned sects and continents, presenting at churches and a Conservative Jewish seminary

July 28, 2023

Hasidic comedian interviews convicted child sex offender, receives polarized response

Follow up interviews with experts on sexual abuse apply a critical lens to the perpetrator’s story

July 28, 2023

Roundup: Yeshiva funding in New Jersey state budget, RFK Jr. Visits Ohel, kosher meat prices headed higher, and other Haredi news

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week

June 30, 2023

“Canada is burning” over regulation of Haredi education, warn Yiddish posters

The country’s enforcement of education standards is seen as a warning sign for US Haredi Jews

June 29, 2023

Four Primary-Day Takeaways for New York’s Haredi communities

Tracking NYC Council results, and a surprisingly-important judicial election in Rockland County

June 22, 2023

Tensions rise in Rockland after kosher supervisors plead guilty to a fatal fire, avoid prison time

Firefighters and supporters suggest sentence too lenient

June 21, 2023

In Rockland County, two children injured in car collisions two days apart

Hatzoloh director urges more parental oversight