The NY Times spent years researching, documenting and vetting what for many were the shocking expose of educational neglect in the Jewish community. It must be noted that the highest level of poverty in NY's Jewish community is among the Hasidim as documented by UJA-Federation's Jewish population study. The large family size contributes no doubt, but the reality that for most in the community the lack of a secular education profoundly impacts their ability to earn a livable wage, or if they want to secure a higher education. With no education in civics, and high rates of voter participation, their community's leadership excercise their powerful authority, directing for whom to vote This in no small measure is responsible for the powerful voting bloc that so empowers them.
The NY Times spent years researching, documenting and vetting what for many were the shocking expose of educational neglect in the Jewish community. It must be noted that the highest level of poverty in NY's Jewish community is among the Hasidim as documented by UJA-Federation's Jewish population study. The large family size contributes no doubt, but the reality that for most in the community the lack of a secular education profoundly impacts their ability to earn a livable wage, or if they want to secure a higher education. With no education in civics, and high rates of voter participation, their community's leadership excercise their powerful authority, directing for whom to vote This in no small measure is responsible for the powerful voting bloc that so empowers them.