(Jewish Group) New York state accuses town of 'systematic effort' to bar Hasidic residents

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

The attorney general in New York state has accused an upstate town of discrimination for its attempt to block a real estate development that is partly owned by Hasidic Jews.

In papers filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Letitia James accused officials of Chester and Orange County of “a concerted, systematic effort” to block Hasidic families from moving to the town.

“Blocking the construction of homes to prevent a religious group from living in a community is flat out discriminatory,” James said. “This campaign to deny housing to members of the Jewish community is not only a clear violation of our laws, but is antithetical to our basic values and blatantly anti-Semitic. New York has a longstanding commitment to ensure equal housing opportunities for all residents – regardless of race, gender, or religious identity – and we will ensure this commitment is upheld.”

With the filing, James is inserting the state into a lawsuit that began in July when developers accused the town of blocking the project because they didn’t want Jews moving there.

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I am sure there are a few who are quite alright with this, after all, it's Hasidic Jews.

[EllieBC]

1. There are entire FB groups dedicated to

“Saving XYZ Town”. Mostly in NY and NJ. And it’s always very anti-chassidim and just downright anti-Semitic. Were there some very real problems in places like Rockland County? Yes and even most orthodox and chassidim not part of that community agreed it was a shanda.

This is not the way to go though. Open dialogue and communication is the way to go.