Crown Heights has changed from an affluent Brooklyn community to a breeding ground of violent crime. People have been robbed, beaten, stabbed and even murdered.
Five crimes were reported on one night. Sounds familiar?
Video of the Day – Survival 1964 – A Documentary
Crown Heights has changed from an affluent Brooklyn community to a breeding ground of violent crime. People have been robbed, beaten, stabbed and even murdered.
Five crimes were reported on one night. Sounds familiar?
COL NY presents the documentary “Survival: The Maccabees” which was produced for the ‘Discovery Channel’ in 1964 and reveals the fascinating story of New York’s first communal security organization set up by Chabad. Reporter Yehuda Ceitlin brings a special report about the organization’s founder and the clear example that he placed before the committee heads of Crown Heights.
kool
kool vid
hhmm..
Someone our hotheaded leaders could learn from!!!
moishe
wow there is a lot we can learn from the video.
like it says in the beginning that the police have to look in your eye with a look that thay are there for you and want to help.
and for that to happen:
1) stop talking on the cell phones
2) stop with the flashing lights that let us know that your parked the wrong way to chat with a friend thats on duty
3) not to have 5 people on one corner
now thats just for beginners
chot
good idea!
701
Who was that rabbi? Is he still around?
abc
To 701: He was Rabbi Schrage , unfortunately he left this world at a young age after doing many good things for crown heights. You can read the crown heights newspaper from a few months ago to find out all about him.
anon
701:
no. he was killed by a EMS responder
Old time crown heightser
Great video – thanks for posting.
Can anybody identify the people we see in crown heights? It would be really interesting to see who they are… thanks!
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Someone our hotheaded leaders could learn from!!!
there you go you answered your own suggestion with your comment – you yourself called them hot heads they cant learn from anyone else they are standing hogher than all other.
the real story
actually, it started by a few guys that did a great job b4 Rabbi Shrage. They did it quietly, and would bring the mugger into the station, where the police were quite thankful!
Then, when Rabbi Shrage heard about it, he decided to take the lead, and named it maccabbees, and did it in a way that the police weren’t so happy with.
The original guys backed out when they saw what was happening.
The originators were then forgotten.
By most.
ceo
be the best you can be, demand your rights as a citizen, and still protect your own community. Those were days that were different from now….at least we still had more achdus. We can have it back….
Im yirtzah HaShem
Gruntig
why does it feel like it was so much more cooler to live back then?!
Lucky
when/why did they stop using the word “negros”!?
Yitzchak
I wish I lived in the Black & White days (when they wore those awesome hats and spoke in these dramatic voices)