Haredi group lashes back at New York Times reporting on schools
An Agudath Israel of America billboard, right, near the New York Times building, left, in Manhattan. Photo by Naftoli Goldgrab, courtesy of Agudath Israel
Agudath Israel of America, a lobbying group on behalf of Haredi Jewish synagogues and schools, has mounted an aggressive media and billboard campaign answering a New York Times investigation into New York state’s private yeshiva schools.
The campaign, with a new website and at least three billboards in Manhattan, accuses the newspaper’s investigation of threatening Haredi Jews’ safety and way of life at a time when antisemitism against Jews is rising.
One prominent poster juxtaposes two panels. “2x New York City Antisemitic Attacks Doubled,” reads one. The other reads: “12 New York Times Articles Against Orthodox Jews in 3 Months.”
