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Author(s):	Solomon Poll, William B. Helmreich

Date:	2006	Format:	pdf	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1412805732
Pages:	308	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
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The Hasidim of the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn separate themselves not only from non-Jews and "unreligious" Jews but also from "religious" Orthodox Jews whose religious ideology, intensity, and frequency of traditional religious behavior do not meet Hasidic standards. These Hasidim create a sociological wall between themselves and other Jews whom they do not consider traditionally "religious." This being the case, how is it the Hasidim are able to survive, indeed thrive, well into the twenty-first century while maintaining their social isolation and avoiding assimilation into the American culture, especially living amongst the cultural and ethnic diversity and temptations of New York City? The Hasidic Community of Williamsburg explores and explains this sociological phenomenon. Poll explains some main tenets on the which the Hasidim of Williamsburg have come to rely: making secular activities sacred  incorporating modern devices into their lives to promote and advance their own religious observance  separating themselves, using daily activities including the clothes they wear, the food they eat, the places they gather, and even the language they speak among themselves  and by incorporating American values into their lives while simultaneously casting aspersions on and demonizing all those who do not follow their exact way of life. Until now the Hasidim have successfully achieved social isolation while also continuing to thrive as a group. They have created a well-functioning community with social controls and little or no deviation. However, as the outside society continues to advance and the Hasidim, themselves, further incorporate the very American ideals of hard work, economic success, progress, prosperity, and profit into their own community value system, will their social controls remain effective or become weakened? Solomon Poll (d. 2004), a native Hungarian who, at one time, studied in a Hasidic rabbinical school, received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, taught at the University of New Hampshire, and served as a visiting professor at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. William B. Helmreich is a professor of sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and City College. He is working on a book about risk behavior.

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