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Picture of the Day: Satmar Activists at 71st Precinct

In preparation for the annual Satmar grand dinner, that will take place once again this year at the Crown Heights Armory on Union St. and Bedford Ave., several activists from the Satmar community arrived at the 71st precinct to meet with the new commanding officer George Fitzgibbon and his lieutenants to help coordinate security for the event.

The dinner will take place in two weeks, on the 21st of Kislev, which is celebrated every year by Satmar Chasidim worldwide as the day R’ Yoel Teitelbaum escaped from Hungary. This year marks the 69th anniversary of the R’ Yoel’s escape from the Nazis.

The delegation was headed by Satmar police liaison Rabbi Moshe Indig, and deputy coordinator of the Williamsburg Shomrim R’ Yoel Itzkowitz.

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9 Comments

  • We the ppl did not elect him!

    Why in heavens name in Chanina Moser Sperlin starting to show up in all the official meetings?
    WE THE PEOPLE DID NOT i repeat DID NOT ELECT HIM!!!
    Throw him out! he is embarrassing us!

  • HUH?!

    Escaped from Hungary? Wasn’t that the day he was rescued from Bergen Belsen (located in NW Germany)?

  • cher

    The only reason he gets photo ops with politicians is because he gives them $$$$. Money talks. Other than that he isn’t taken seriouly.

  • the satmars know how to do it

    Regardless of chanina. We should learn from them how to run a community and interact with local government!

  • 770

    In regards with what the Rebbe said about kinuss hashluchim, that it has to be led in Crown Heights, we see that that the organizers have failed to do: find a big enough place in Crown Heights, the Satmars succeeded!
    Why banquet does not stand in Crown Heights as the will of the Rebbe?
    Lack of space? no!
    The Satmars will be over 8000 the 21 Kislev !!

  • to 770

    the satmars are not having a sit down dinner. they will be packed like sardines on parenshes and long narrow tables. so there is no room in ch.