Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY – Fire marshals are probing two suspicious early-morning blazes at the soon-to-be-completed synagogue that will serve as the new Williamsburg headquarters of the Satmar Hasidic sect.
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The fires occurred yesterday on the first floor of the site at Ross Street and Bedford Avenue as was reported first on VOS IZ NEIAS.
The synagogue, scheduled for completion next month, is next door to the residence of Rabbi Zalmen Teitelbaum, who leads the Satmar Hasidic sect. The fires were quickly extinguished, but because of their location and the time they occurred, they were deemed suspicious.
The sect has been rocked by a bitter succession dispute. Supporters of Rabbi Zalmen say he is the handpicked successor to his father, Grand Rebbe Moses Teitelbaum, who died in April. But supporters of Zalmen’s brother, Rabbi Aron, who heads the Orange County branch of the Satmar Hasidic sect, say he is the grand rebbe.
The Zalmen faction claimed victory in July after an appeals court declined to determine the validity of the competing claims. Backers of Aron said nothing had been decided.
thanks anon 12:56 for replying as you can see it took me a day to figure it out, but i have some news for you
i understand you being proud where you live, but with statements like yours, you sure reside in the wrong neighborhood
think about moving to much nicer places like brazil, mexico, Guatemala where no one rips off the government
Gladly, Lipa
My location is a Mokom TOrah.
HA!
Go figure out where that may be.
anon 11:51 said>
“WIlliamsburg nothing but a bunch of two year olds running around ripping off govt”
anon, i am sure you feel much better now after venting/burping your anger here
you sound like the perfect person i would love having as a neighbor, mind sharing your location?
the satmar beheimos are at it again. Amazing they “behaved” from the levaya until now.
Unclultured boorish animals at the forefront of chilul hashem.
WIlliamsburg nothing but a bunch of two year olds running around ripping off govt. claiming to be holier than other jews.
HA!
Interesting, why is there no picture of the fire or the aftermath? I want to see a picture of this shul scheduled for completion next month and the damage that was caused.
Well if they have a shule on hooper st “12,000 SF” Why did they have to come and burn others?
HUH??
No they did not mix it up! it is sceduled to for completion next month! if you didn’t notice that they are building it and they are planning to use it in the near future!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“The synagogue, scheduled for completion next month”??? from where do you take this info? there is another big satmar synagogue (on Hooper, 12,000 sf) which is scheduled to be complete next week, maybe you mixed them up?!
I know that frum businessmen have “jewish fires” but to burn a shule when there’s no insurance money – why?
WHAT A CHILLUL HASHEM