Published: 13 November 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Inside the Satmar plan to win independence for Kiryas Joel (Forward)
Kiryas Joel to become the first Haredi town in America (Jerusalem Post)
In a referendum in the Upstate New York town of Monroe last week, a majority of the residents voted to separate from the village of Kiryas Joel. This means that the Yiddish- speaking village, founded in the 1970's, will become a separate town
