“The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel is a fascinating insider account of a small religious group—Satmar Hasidic Jews—that had established a self-governed village in upstate New York, violated the principle of church/state separation, and ended up losing a major case at the United States Supreme Court. "City of Joel" is a documentary - with unprecedented access - to a 1.1 square mile shtetl in the suburbs that is home to 22,000 members of one of the most insular and orthodox Hasidic sects. City of Joel follows an ultra-orthodox Hasidic sect as they wage a turf war with their secular neighbors. Select this reward. Estimated delivery Jul 2017. Directed by Jesse Sweet. Ships to Only United States. Synopsis. That’s the acronym for Kiryas Joel, a village within Monroe that is home to one of the most concentrated communities of the Hasidic sect called Satmar. The Jewish population of Kiryas Joel grew so big that Jews were able to be voted into the majority of the local school board, leading to years of fights over alleged favoritism. 50 miles north of New York City, the Satmar sect has thrived in a 1.1 square mile religious haven called Kiryas Joel, or City of Joel, for over 40 years. We follow the battles they are waging to survive. That's not fucking okay either-those kids should have been expelled. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,138 people, 2,229 households, and 2,137 families residing in the village. So it's nearly impossible to have a productive conversation about it. ... Frieda Vizel grew up in the Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel and left the sect with her son. Haaretz meets two of them to discover the challenges they faced in their efforts to forge new lives ... (Skver Hasidim) and Kiryas Joel (Satmar Hasidim) in New York. Less. Project We Love Kiryas Joel, NY Documentary $41,634. pledged of $30,000 goal 445 backers Support. Kiryas Joel began with a 1977 founding population of 500 people. Lani Santo is executive director of Footsteps, an organization that has offered guidance to more than 1,000 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and women who are looking to explore the world outside their childhood neighborhoods. ... And it's not entirely unfounded;I knew kids in high school who would drive through Kiryas Joel and throw pennies at Hasidic people. City of Joel follows an ultra-orthodox Hasidic sect as they wage a turf war with their secular neighbors. Love Thy Neighbor (2016) an amateur documentary about the increasing hostilities between the residents of my hometown and the Hasidic Community of Kiryas Joel Close 1.2k Pledge $1 or more About $1 ... You’ll receive a Kiryas Joel poster, plus buttons, and thanks on social media and in end credits. 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