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The Power In Owning Our Own Establishments: A Lesson Learned from Hasidic Jews

Observations in self-determination I made from watching my neighbors over the years

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Kendi King
Jun 07, 2021
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Hasidic Jews celebrating the festival of Purim in the borough of Brooklyn commemorating the deliverance of Jews from an ancient plot to exterminate them; Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Hasidic Jews in my Brooklyn neighborhood have their own... everything.

They own their grocery stores, clothing stores, ice cream parlors, even bookstores where shelve…

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