A community where only mom-n-pop shops exist | A tour in Hasidic Brooklyn
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- It is well known that most Hasidim in Williamsburg do not go to college, and get very little secular education. How then, do they earn a living?
A large part of the answer is, that many Hasidim are successful entrepreneurs.
This video is a small part of the story of the Hasidic economy, but it is a great one. It is the story of the mom-n-pop shop culture at the heart of the neighborhood.
How can a community retain a mom-n-pop shop culture in a globalized age?
Let me take you through the streets and show you how. You'll learn that there are many specific religious needs that drive unique economic needs, and you'll get a sense of how the two come together to coalesce into a very unique economy. Not only are the businesses local, but the items sold are mostly manufactured by Hasidic companies.
We'll visit many shops, including kosher eateries, clothing, toys, tech, and more.
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Filmed and edited by Beka Namicheishvili / biaproduction....
It's so nice to see these communities explained in a respectful was instead of the usual condescending manner in which the presenter looks down on the chasidm and haredim
I think she’s able to present the community this way because she grew up in it.
I'm not jewish, not religious at all but I love your videos, they are so fun to watch and learn from. Awesome job! 🙌🏼
Thank you friend!
Being a rabbi who supervises Snickers production sounds like an awesome job!
I love the escape from big National companies and the prevalence of shop keepers. That’s the real American dream right there! I would love to live in a community like this… I do have a few independent corner shops and farms near by but for it to be the norm… ah wonderful!
I’m not sure why I’ve just recently discovered your channel! During these difficult times, your videos remind me of who we are and why we persevere( not religious, just traditional Jewish woman)
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In many ways, so much of what you showed used to be in all communities. Not too long ago, a similar hardware store closed in Seattle. The store was known for carrying items like fuses or hardware for old window, doors, etc. The need still exists but too many people opt for the “big box” stores. Oh, the handwork on the men’s religious garments was amazing. I had to laugh when you said the men were speaking in Yiddish, unaware that you understood every word. People are people. I also understand why they might not realize how respectful you are and we’re afraid you might be making fun of them. Well, another video watched. I’m working through your catalogue! 😊
The stores are stocked way better than my local walmart and target
Thank you for educating those of us who are not Jewish on the Hasidic values and life style. I especially appreciate that you do this in such a loving way. I admire their values and dedication.
As someone who is not Jewish, I can honestly say that I really admire and appreciate this Hasidic communtiy. While I know it's not right for everyone, there's something very endearing about how they try to insulate themselves from the secular world and live true to their values. I find it very inspiring. I also love how necessity has caused them to have a local economy....how refreshing! Again, I know this life is not for everyone, and every community has their challenges. But there's just something so comforting and appealing about it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
This is how I feel too.
I understand the attraction of the security that a close knit community could bring - but - I have just watched Netflix miniseries: ' Unorthodox'. This community meets the criteria for being labelled a cult.
@@adela1528 Unorthodox was made by people who are not from the community (Germans, in fact) and I would not take it as a documentary at all. I wrote extensively on my blog about the problems with that show.
friedavizel.com/2020/03/28/sorta-live-tweeting-watching-unorthodox/
@@adela1528 It is rather sad that you would judge an entire community from a single fictionalized television show. I'm pretty sure you would not judge Colombian culture based on Narcos.
@@adela1528 AGREE!
As a Catholic in the Caribbean, I’ve always been so intrigued by Judaism and Jewish lifestyle because it’s such an esoteric religion and lifestyle. So I wholly appreciate your insightful and fascinating videos that show this very sheltered and veiled world. It’s eye-opening.
How wonderful to live a life centered on God and family,it is beautiful,thank you for teaching me ,thank you.❤
Thank you so much, Frieda! I’m not jewish but I (and many others) love your culture and appreciate it so much. I hope you know that I support and admire Jewish people. ❤
Frieda you do such a marvelous job with these videos. When I worked at NYU Medical Center I worked with a lot of Ashkenazi Jews, whose children had the dysautonomia syndrome. Can you talk about this and what progress has been made in this field. i know Dr Axelrod at NYU was the authority in this field. I think she is still there after many decades of ground breaking work. I believe you mentioned there is genetic counseling available now
Frieda, I adore your videos! Please tell us more about YOUR story?
I love how you explain things in a respectful way.
It is always a pleasure to hear you talk with and about the citizens. 🥰
So very interesting, and brought in an inspiring way. Keep on making these video’s, Frieda.
I enjoy these tours where you bring the neighborhood to us so much. 💙 Thanks!
This is an amazing presentation. We, as consumers, deserve choice as to where we spend our money. Second, its not fun to wander in Walmart because every store has the same stuff and in some cities there is a Walmart on almost every street corner. Fist pump and High five to Brooklyn and Hasidim !
Really enjoying all your videos. I appreciate how respectful and honest you are in depicting Torah Jews. A real kiddush Hashem. Your parents should be proud of you.
as a Hungarian who also happens to be a bit Jewish (this is very Eastern-European, a lot of us have Jewish ancestry in these parts) did I hear 'rakott krumpli' in the dairy restaurant?? It really is a common dish in Hungary up to this day: sliced boiled potatoes with hard-boiled eggs (also sliced into circles) with oil of your choice, sour cream, salt and pepper layered in a dish pan, add a lot of grated cheese on top and put back in the oven for 30 minutes. Thanks for your videos, I've been binge-watching them all afternoon:)
I grew up eating rakatkumpli as a kid, my mother learned preparing that dish as a maid for a hungarian doctor, love it!
I think its cute the kiddos have dolls that look like them. Any minority child knows how it sometimes feels to go to a toy store and not see a baby that looks like you or a doll who has your hair color. I imagine it would feel even more othering to dress so differently and never see a doll that looked as if they were dressed like you and the people you know. Seeing the little play school style Hasidic dolls was cute and I’m glad the children have those to play with.
No Orthodox mother would ever ever buy a doll which reflected mainstream ideals - like Barbie -
if there were no proper dolls available she would sew her own for her daughters
That guy calling you a good woman even if you’re dressed like that 🤣🤦♀️ - I assumed he was talking about your red coat because Pearl mentioned not wearing red. I’m learning so much from your amazing videos!!!
Yes, ha ha. He's a sweet man, he didn't judge the coat too harshly!
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn felt like such a genuine sweet funny moment that one doesn’t usually get to catch on camera!!
I think what he mostly objected to, was that u were wearing pants. Orthodox women are NEVER allowed to wear pants, even in their own home
I live on a farm and the thought of living in a city is not something I ever thought I would want to do, watching your video about the community is like going back in time for me to the small town that I grew up in when life was much simpler. I have completely changed many things in my life because of the Creator and removed tv and many other items. For me this would be amazing just to visit. I believe that G-d has called you to do this because you are showing the world a different lifestyle in a positive manner, a manner that the mainstream world has painted with a sloppy and dishonest view. Thank you and may Yah bless you
Frieda, I am not Jewish but I CERTAINLY hope no one is mocking or making fun of this very old, insular culture. It is such a blessing to have someone like you be able to introduce outsiders to the history and meaning of these many Judaic traditions. You are a gift.
I lived in Borough Park for a short time and walking down 13th Ave is almost like going back in time to the 70s, in the way you can walk for blocks and blocks without really seeing any chain stores, except a few banks and pharmacies. Obviously more furriers, tailors and Judaica shops than most neighborhoods but it's similar to watching an old movie like The French Connection in how starkly different it is from the rest of the country.
Thank you for doing these videos!! You do a great job. You are a very good teacher, and I would never have learned about this culture without your videos. Well done, and thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
i absolutely love learning about this community and you do so well being a informative spokeswoman 🥰
The needs of the community adds opportunity, but the chasidim are the entrepreneurial type, these shops are a small part of our economy people are selling on Amazon, real estate, construction, insurance, accounting, payroll, program designers, medical industry, the chasidim have this hustle and bustle within them go getters and this why wherever there is an opportunity a few will make sure to make a living out it
This is absolutely correct. Thanks Hershel.
So true
Some chassidish groups are go getters, like satmar... now if you look at viznitz, oy vey!
Hope you are well Received one of your Williamsburg T shirts thank you so much. Bill. Uk
Send a picture!!
I love how it’s still mom and pops stores
Nice! i love the way you bringing out your nostalgy to the place and upbringing you came from! its a good sign! you can always come BACK!
BTW, amazing video for the outsiders, you should go work for the News Media
As one of those outsiders who is looking to understand more about the Hasidic community in my own city (London), I agree this is a fantastic video. You don't meet folks from this community in the the usual ways we meet people from other backgrounds in daily life: as colleagues, at the school gates, at the gym or the coffee shop, dating, etc. Even as neighbours it tends to be pretty distant. So mingling with shoppers and shop owners, and understanding the dynamics and the economy is one of the few ways in. Thanks Frieda!
Love these videos, its good to leaarn why being orthodox Jewish is so wonderful!
I’m from Philly and there’s a Jewish bakery in my neighborhood that’s been there over a 100 years. I remember going with my Gram when I was young, we are not Jewish though. Just a good bakery.
As a Christian, I would buy some of the clothing!
Thank you for showing us the unique shops specializing in kosher life. It’s great that the communities take operation to find ways to help families live a more Jewish righteous life.
Thanks Frieda, you are a fantastic tour guide! From Adelaide, South Australia.
Mitzvah Land ❤....super interesting little tour!
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this is wonderful influence information...
Education is the key to ending bigotry against ALL people....
Blessings...
You are doing an extremely good job !!
Great video... and leaving the children outside of the stores in 2022 while the mother shops - that says everything.
Frieda another great video of my old Williamsburg neighborhood.
The embroidery for the Tallis is absolutely breathtaking. I’d love to see them up close.
Thank you, Frieda, for another excellent video! Your videos are almost like being on one of your tours! If someone reads this who is living in or visiting the New York area, I highly recommend your tours to them!
The best places to shop,… every one is welcomed Esther b from askylon Israel,I lived in ny for 65 yrs. My best friends lived There..I was welcomed being modern wearing red nail polish and red boots. Went shopping in all the stores. ….i speak Yiddish ..and am modern very frum
Thanks Frieda!
Ms Frieda! Youre such a good tour guide!
I also really enjoy your interviews!
Even though you left the sect you wete born into, you meet the peoole yoir interviw with sincere interest and respect, so that people who live i. such insular communities actually share their philopsphies, fath and experiences with you!
Really great!
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Thank you so much! I enjoy it :)
Kosher tools! Best Dollar stores in all of America. Hoping Eichler's will buy my next book.
I bet Becca can walk backwards better than most people can walk forward ❤, love the channel
Love your channel and am interested in everything! I think what you do is so interesting. I am going back to beginning and watching from there. Would also love to see your actual tours as people are different each time!
Ok so Kosher candy + chips are definitely my new favorite because I have zero need for pork and cheese in my junk food please and thank you. 🖤
Excellent video, perfectly explained. Thank-you for sharing.
So what I have observed in Lubavitch circles pictures of women are okay.
I would not be surprised if there were people who do get smart phones but hide them.
I spend part of my time in the Catskills and there are Hasidim who go into the public library and use computers.
I belonged to a coed gym in Midtown Manhattan and there was a Hasidic man there using a step machine.
I knew this man did not belong there if anyone from his group knew he would have had problems.
He did not bother anybody and nobody cared.
I think different sects handle certain things differently.
I have seen Hasidim involved in secular activities away from their communities.
Williamsburg, Boro Park and Crown Heights are very different.
A very good video.
I'm a secular, Orthodox Jew and I never would have thought that the topic of an older sibling getting married would be one that would be of concern to a younger sibling. It's both wonderful and interesting to see books of that nature. The idea never would have occurred to me. But it is so important to talk about, I realize this now.
How can you be secular and orthodox? Its an oxymoron
Excellent thank you for sharing
I Love the Everything Store!! Every neighborhood should have an everything store!
The neighborhood I grew up in had an everything store, now long gone. It was next to a deli, a pharmacy, and a butcher.
Frieda, another informative & fun video! The attributes that make you a successful, Tour Guide help you get your camera into the businesses in, Williamsburg! Thanks ❤️
I just ❤️ your channel. For me, it’s so insightful bc mt family hid their Eastern European Jewish roots. There was always some “great family secret” that they talked about, certain I would figure out as time went on. And, I did, but that is a very special story.
@tamara I feel seen! My great-grandma left Judaism behind and I always felt like I had a big hole inside that needed to get filled. definitely spent time in lubavitch but always was on the outside/edge, happy to leave it behind, felt like a lost child, it def felt culty. Now i occasionally watch videos like this and wonder if I'm the only person out there w/ my experience and it feels surreal. G-Grandma started yelling when I was 3 yo and put a napkin on my head, look I made a yarmulke ... she was upset bc I was not supposed to know what that was. A strange sense of peace & pride just now watching this, like damn it's cool this is in my genes but I wouldn't want to live that way?
@@electric_spacecatsone great grandma? My entire family left judaism behind.
You mentioned that on the bus, men and women sit separately. If a family were all traveling on the bus together (husband & wife, or husband, wife, and children) how would that work? Would they sit as a family? Would they sit separately? Where would the children sit? In some ways it seems like it would be nice to have women’s only spaces, especially that feel safe from harassment. At the same time, separating as a family unit while traveling on public transportation sounds daunting.
Great video. The next time you talk about food in the Hasidic community, can you talk more about how their standards in kashrus differ from the rest of the Orthodox community?
This is a good idea. I'll get to work on it!
The baby thing is amazing - I hate have things have changed outside of these communities- we use to run wild as kids - doors open - I grew up in westchester
Yes! I feel the same way. Thanks for the comment, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one to feel this way.
Makes me sad that the men thought you were making fun of Hasidic Culture walking into a Hasidic store. They must have experienced it or heard about such situations. 😢
I would love to get the name of the men's white shirt store and the Bakery that puts stuff out on Thursdays till Friday afternoon. Im a big guy and i notice many Hasidic men are burly so i figure they would have my size and i enjoy Jewish fresh baked goods. If you're able to share names i would appreciate it. Maybe, i will take one of your tours one day. Thx
Jiddish is so beautyful. I am from Germany and can understand it, it sunds like some old fashioned German accent.
indeed!
Same here
What an amazing segment!
I’d love to see a video about crime & punishment and healthcare in Hasidic community.
Maybe one day.
Frieda- your report was very informative. It also comes off as very endearing towards the Hasidic community. Can you tell us why you left? Thanks.
I have written a lot about why I left on my blog. But perhaps one day I'll do a video about it.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn what's your blog
Informatve but not always accurate. There's lots of high fashion designer stuff...burburry ferragamo etc etc that lace and adorn these people...you are underestimating them....big time
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn When you want back - don't hesitate. And ignore the critics.
@@anonymousanonymous-qx7mv Chasids are wearing these high fashion designers?
Love you channel, great work!
Shopping in the women’s store reminds me of the old adage, you can have any color you want as long as it is black
There were many dairy restaurants in N Y.C.The Upper West Side had many.Famous was on West 72 nd Street The food was kosher and very healthy asnwell.
Can you do a video dedicated just to fashion/dress in the Orthodox Jewish community?
Yes! Would love to watch that.
That would be very interesting 🤔
Great video!! More please!
I so enjoy your productions. Thank you!
I really enjoyed this very informative video! I’d love to see more on your stores, clothing and culture! 🌹👍❤️😁
Fascinating tour. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
You mentioned the boutique not being high end. It would be interesting for you to touch on the high end shops, as it suggests there is a hierarchy relating to women’s clothing. Also, what are the children’s shoe shops like? With so many kids I imagine the shoe shops are interesting as well. Thanks for the videos
You are giving me great ideas. I will try to pursue them. I wish to do many more videos on clothing but it's a bit hard.
It is so nice to see locally owned businesses. The mega corp has its place, ( after all I a loyal Costco customer ) , but I do hate to see them totally take over.
I am very curious if kosher food tastes better. Or maybe it is a matter of what your taste buds are accustomed to.
Lots of kosher pastries are made with margarine instead of butter so it'll taste different but not necessarily better. Hasidic Hungarians are known to be amazing chefs/bakers.
Margarine is not made with milk...
Absolutely fascinating, thank you for such an amazing look at this interesting community.
Will these Hasidic business establishments allow non-Jewish customers to browse or purchase their products/goods? BTW, your videos are so interesting and very informative!!
Of course they absolutely want non Jews money
That was an excellent video. I learned so much !
We have this in Vienna with some Jewish stores in the 2nd Bezirk, the traditional Jewish quarter, but a lot of similar stores for traditional Muslims, these sort of home depot stores we have a lot and I always thought they were Russian but understand they are operated by Russian Jews, all of them in Muslim neighbourhoods is certainly not easy for these owners
but no New York Times in New York😮
As a German speaker I feel very good seeing this clip as Yiddish is highly understandable but this kind of separation is now there everywhere in Western global cities where all sorts of communities close themselves against a wider public space, so people live in their own environment understanding their neighbours less and less,😢
tensions rise because of this😢
I loved this!!!! I want to come shopping with you.
I'm a new subber and these are so fascinating.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
If I had known that shop when my children were small I would have bought their toys there!
I don't know why, but that 'Hatzollah Rush' game made me chuckle ... I guess there is no 'Ezras Nashim' version for girls ...?
So interesting. Thank you.
Rakott krumpli is that hungarian dish, we cook it with a lot of onion and paprika.
sounds delicious!
My mother worked for a Hungarian doctor in Austria some 45 years ago and learned to cook rakatkumpli ... I've had it a lot as a kid, with the sour cream and paprika baked on top, very fond childhood memories!
@@anrato3866 Me too, just don't love the sour cream.
So very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Kathy!
You should do a video in Monsey. It's a newer and up and coming Jewish community. The stores here are much more modern and beautiful. The restaurants too..and the food supermarkets. It's quite impressive. I Lakewood too..the stores and restaurants there are on another level. They would compete with any major fancy brand. The stores in Williamsburg were founded maybe 30-40 years ago..many of them..and so they are very old fashioned looking. In addition the space there is very limited therefore the stores are very small and cramped. Whereas in the suburbs there is much more more space and new stores are constantly opening with beautiful modern decor and beautiful new merchandise. The homes here are much more spacious and beautiful too.
Deeper in Williamsburg, in the newer section, the stores get more like Monsey. It's much newer and there is that very fancy shine to everything. I also once filmed in Boro Park's shops but that didn't come to anything (sometimes a video falls apart when I start to edit it). I used to live in Monsey so I get what you are saying!
Sometimes less is more.
Fascinating. Thx
Beautiful.
60 years ago my father worked at a bagel bakery in Williamsburg. I guess it was Kosher, no meat or animal products at all, but I don't think they had rabbinical supervision. We were "secular Orthodox", probably would be called reformed today.
Your. Ideas are very interesting and enjoyable.
I find this so fascinating. I love the toy store. Great video.. thanks for sharing. 💖
Thanks for watching Thrify G'ma. Hasidic toys are my favorite. If I could, I'd do a whole channel of just unboxing toys. I just can't afford to buy them!
This is a great video! Found a new channel to subscribe to 😊
Welcome aboard!
This was fascinating!
Agree!
Thank you! Amazing insight
I’m pretty sure all the products in the stores you visited were kosher. Many common products like liqueurs and potato chips are manufactured under supervision and come with a Hechsher. (Kosher symbol).
Thanks!
Oh my goodness, Joe, you made my day. This is an old video, and it means so much to me that it gets some love! ❤️❤️