essay

The economic revitalization of the Hasidic community of Williamsburg

New world Hasidim : ethnographic studies of Hasidic Jews in America • Albany, N.y. • Published In 1995 • Pages: 181-204

By: Kranzler, George.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This paper focuses on the social changes that have taken place in Williamsburg from the 1960s to the 1990s. Highlighted in the article is the survival and impressive comeback of this old Brooklyn community after the prediction by some social scientists that it was doomed. Kranzler analyzes the relative strength of the Williamsburg economic revitalization program, and the spirit of enterprise shown by its inhabitants (particularly the middle-aged and younger Hasidim), despite their sociocultural isolation and scrupulous adherence to their ultra-orthodox religious ideology and lifestyle (p. 182).

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Sociocultural trends

Functional and adaptational interpretations

Occupational specialization

Labor supply and employment

Individual enterprise

Public welfare

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

North American Hasidic Jews

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1996

RegionThe area the document pertains to

North America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Sociologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

John Beierle ; 1995

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

ca. 1980-1994

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1960s-1990s

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Satmar; Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States

NotesAdditional notes

George Kranzler

Includes bibliographical references (p. 204)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

94000300

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Jews