Mea shearim

Haredi man sprays swastikas on MDA ambulances in Mea Shearim neighborhood

The man was arrested by Israel Police during a Rosh Hodesh parade held by haredi extremists and was taken for questioning.

 Haredi man sprayed swastikas on MDA ambulances in Jerusalem
A hospital bed.

A night in the hospital under the influence - opinion

 Tuvia Tenenbom speaks to Steve Linde at the Begin Center on April 17.

The ex-haredi journalist who spent a year researching Mea She'arim

 A line of customers are seen outside the Brooklyn Bake Shop in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim in one of its last days in business, on March 30, 2023.

Brooklyn Bake Shop, Jerusalem purveyor of US Jewry desserts, shuts down


The Malevolent Bride: Ultra-Orthodox women, girls possessed by demonic spirit

The Malevolent Bride is a thriller that tells the story of women and girls in the ultra-Orthodox community who seem to be possessed by a demonic spirit.

 TOM AVNI and Lioz Levi in ‘The Malevolent Bride.’

Jerusalem grocery bans women at certain times of the day - report

While some forms of gender segregation are legal, most forms of segregation resulting in discrimination in public services are banned.

 People walk in Mea Shearim neighborhood on November 22, 2022 in Jerusalem

Writer goes undercover in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim haredi community

Tuvia Tenenbom has gone into communities before for his books, like Catch the Jew!, The Lies they Tell and The Taming of the Jews. But this time he went as himself, not Toby the journalist.

 IN STREIMEL: Having grown up in Bnei Brak, Tenonbom speaks haredi Yiddish fluently.

Mea She'arim and Muslim Quarter: A tale of two neighborhoods

Riots and violent attacks on passersby in both Mea She’arim and the Muslim Quarter (more precisely, around Damascus Gate) are prompting the police to take action.

POLICE RAID Mea She’arim, April 20

Mea Shearim rabbis convene to combat violence against cleaning workers

The rabbis convened after the Histradrut, Israel's workers union, stopped providing cleaning services for the area following cases of violence.

Mea Shearim, Jerusalem during coronavirus pandemic

17-year-old indicted for participating in attempted lynch mob in J'lem

The defendant and the rioters climbed onto Hamed's vehicle, while in the background the rioters shouted "Arab Arab," and "We will kill him".

Ibrahim Hamed, the driver who was accused of running over a man in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem is seen outside the traffic police headquarter after he was discharged of all charges on March 2, 2021, in Jerusalem. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Police arrest 12 suspects involved in riots, assaults in Mea She'arim

Five of the suspects arrested on Thursday are reportedly under the age of 18.

Israeli police officers clash with Ultra Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against the enforcement of coronavirus emergency regulations, in the Ultra Orthodox jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 4, 2020

Arab who ran over man in Mea She'arim: I was sure they would kill me

“They wanted to kill me because I’m Arab. When I turned onto the street, they started attacking me and throwing rocks at me,” Ibrahim Hamed said.

Ibrahim Hamed, the driver accused of running over a man Sunday night in Mea Shearim  arrivesat Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Monday

Skunk spray, burning bins highlight gov't impotence to haredi resistance

"I don't believe in coronavirus," says recently recovered coronavirus patient.

Haredim are seen walking on Strauss Street near Mea She'arim in Jerusalem following riots against COVID-19 regulations, on January 25, 2021.

Journalist attacked by haredi mob in Mea She'arim

When he left his car to retrieve the camera tripod, he was bombarded by stones and trash bags, as well as other objects. He has sustained multiple injuries.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews seen in the street of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim on a rainy day, January 18, 2021.

Police allow participation of 300 hassidim in illegal funeral -report

The report indicated that the hassidim weren't wearing masks and did not keep the required distance from each other according to the Health Ministry's guidelines.

GERRER HASSIDIM at a wedding in Jerusalem.