Thursday, September 23, 2004
MUSIC SHOP'S SINFUL RHYTHMS STIR SATMARS
A holy battle of the bands has boiled over in
rowdy protests in a Hasidic section of Williamsburg.
More than 100 ultra-conservative members of the Satmar sect have
gathered in the streets for the past week to protest a new music
store on Lee Avenue, some claiming that its Hebrew name strikes a
sour note.
"It's an Israeli word," said one young person, outside the store
called GalPaz. "And we don't believe in [Israel]."
The Satmars, who speak Yiddish, don't believe a Jewish state can be
formed until the Messiah comes.
Others in the community also said there was concern that the store
would be a bad influence as a hangout for wayward youth.
And since the store opened a little over a week ago, it's been
besieged by protests, insults, egg throwing and more.
"They stuffed up the locks [with glue] and spray-painted the ground,"
said a store employee, Abraham Rosenfeld, 29.
A holy battle of the bands has boiled over in
rowdy protests in a Hasidic section of Williamsburg.
More than 100 ultra-conservative members of the Satmar sect have
gathered in the streets for the past week to protest a new music
store on Lee Avenue, some claiming that its Hebrew name strikes a
sour note.
"It's an Israeli word," said one young person, outside the store
called GalPaz. "And we don't believe in [Israel]."
The Satmars, who speak Yiddish, don't believe a Jewish state can be
formed until the Messiah comes.
Others in the community also said there was concern that the store
would be a bad influence as a hangout for wayward youth.
And since the store opened a little over a week ago, it's been
besieged by protests, insults, egg throwing and more.
"They stuffed up the locks [with glue] and spray-painted the ground,"
said a store employee, Abraham Rosenfeld, 29.
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